THE UPND has asked the Catholic Church to cancel a planned candlelight prayer service scheduled for August 12, 2026, stating that the event could attract political connotations ahead of the general election. The party argues that a candle and a lamp are being used as official political symbols by some political parties contesting the 2026 General Elections, making the planned activity more political than religious. The planned candlelight prayers were announced by the Rector of the Marian Shrine in Chelstone, Father Felix Banda of the Archdiocese of Lusaka, who called on Catholic parishes to hold....