This Croatian soccer player dedicated his silver medal to St. Anthony of Padua. Mateo Kovacic wore a banner of the saint when he received his medal at the World Cup. St. Anthony is the...
Apostles / Church / Faith Life / Holy Spirit / Jesus / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published July 19, 2018 · Last modified July 16, 2018
Stephen Clark, Manila, Philippines – My wife and I were travelling recently in the north of the Philippines. It’s still a mission territory but even though there is not always a priest around, the...
As South Africa marks the 100th birthday of the late President Nelson Mandela, ERIN CARELSE asked some Catholics for their memories of the Father of the Nation.
Fr Kevin Reynolds celebrated the golden jubilee of his priestly ordination at Maria Regina church in Lyttleton, Pretoria. Fr Reynolds is a past parish priest of Maria Regina. He was ordained by Archbishop John...
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops criticised the president’s lack of action against ethnic Fulani herdsmen who attack farmers and linked his inaction to his religion. “It can no longer be regarded as mere coincidence that the...
World War I and its aftermath changed the map of Europe, but also dismantled the notion of the “state church” in a way that forced the Catholic Church to discover again the authentic meaning...
Church / Magliano / Pope Francis
by Tony Magliano · Published July 17, 2018 · Last modified July 16, 2018
Pope Francis has not only inherited, but continues to earn the title, pontiff – “bridge-builder.” His latest major effort to oppose divisive walls and instead construct unifying bridges was his hosting of an unprecedented ecumenical gathering of Middle Eastern Christian leaders in Bari, Italy.
Christian Living / Christian Mission / Church / Fr Ralph de Hahn / lay ministry
by Kilian SC · Published July 17, 2018
Have our people already forgotten the significance of their baptism by water, blood, fire and the anointing of the Holy Spirit (Mt 3:11; Acts 1:5)? It would appear so.
Saint Joseph’s Home for chronically ill children in Cape Town has relaunched a “Happy Nappy” campaign, run last year, as a way of saving on the cost of buying disposable nappies.
There is always something salutary about visiting, if one can, a place with deep Catholic roots — especially if one comes from South Africa, where Catholicism has no significant presence in general life....
Church / Raymond Perrier / Religious Music / Saints / Women and the Church
by Raymond Perrier · Published July 17, 2018 · Last modified July 16, 2018
Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know. I realised this recently at the “Amaz!ng” National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. I was thus drawn to a musical programme that was advertised as featuring works by only female composers. The one name I did recognise was St Hildegard of Bingen…
God put a smile on the faces of four Precious Blood Sisters who celebrated their 50th and 60th jubilees of profession in Mthatha, Eastern Cape.
The first congress in South Africa of the Pan-African Secular Franciscan Order and Franciscan Youth will be held at Padre Pio Spirituality Centre in Pretoria from July 20-25. The theme will be “The Secular...
