On Thursday 5th June the Prior General, Fr. Fernando Millán Romeral, O.Carm. and all the members of Curia community in Rome were very pleased to welcome six bishops of the Zimbabwean Bishop’s Conference: Rt Rev Michael D. Bhasera (Masvingo and President of the Conference), Archbishop  Robert Christopher Ndlovu of Harare, Bishop Alexio Muchabaiwa of Mutare in whose dioceses Irish and Zimbabwean Carmelites have been working for many years. The names of the other bishops are: Angelo Floro (Gokwe), Dieter Scholz (Chinhoi) and Xavier Munyongani (Gweru). The bishops were in Rome for their “ad limina Apostolorum” visit with Pope Francis. In welcoming the bishops, who joined the community for lunch, the Prior General spoke about the long association between the Carmelite Order and the Church in Zimbabwe. He also presented each one of them with a copy of the recently published book by Columba Press “A Bishop could not do otherwise: The Life and Witness of Bishop Donal Lamont”. The book contains Bishop Lamont’s famous pastoral letter against apartheid, his “Speech from the Dock” and also includes articles by the Prior General, Prof. Carmen Marquez Beunza together with an introduction by former Irish President, Mary McAleese. The book was compiled and edited for the Irish Province by Fr. Miceal O’Neill, O.Carm.