By Zuko Masabalala – A group of students at Immaculata Secondary School in Diepkloof, Soweto, believe the experience they gained as active members of Young Christian Students was instrumental in their being elected to...
by Kilian SC · Published February 21, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
By Deanna Cawdron – A 70-year service badge was produced for the first time in South Africa, as a Catholic Women’s League member celebrated her historic milestone. When the congregation’s standing ovation ended, the...
Bishop Thaddaeus Kumalo of Eshowe said Mass at KwaMalusi Omuhle parish in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, for all those who work with law enforcement and the welfare (spiritual and otherwise) of prisoners in the diocese. This...
US-based Tony Magliano writes as he would have wished the State of the Union speech to have been… My fellow Americans and fellow citizens of the world, the greatness of a nation is not...
Church / Erin Carelse / Priests
by Erin Carelse · Published February 20, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
A fire broke out at the presbytery at Maria Mamohau church in Orkney, Klerksdorp. Parish priest Fr Tšoaeli Adrian Lelimo escaped unscathed and is grateful to God for his grace. The fire, which completely...
by Admin · Published February 20, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
Stephen A Clark, Manila, Philippines – An upcoming movie, Unplanned, due for release in the US in March, is an important account of repentance. It’s the true story of Abby Johnson, a former director of...
Abuse / Church / Religious Life
by asiel · Published February 20, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
One of Poland’s most senior nuns said priests must stop sexually molesting religious women, in line with efforts to improve treatment of women in the traditionally Catholic country. “Sexual abuse of nuns by clergy...
The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, told Pope Francis that a “human voice” was needed to speak up in the world of technology today. “A human voice like that of the church” with its...
Christian Living / Sarah-Leah Pimentel
by Sarah-Leah Pimentel · Published February 19, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
I played a virtual reality game for the first time at a recent team-building event at work. At first it was really strange putting on the headset which immerses you in the virtual reality...
Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Erin Carelse / Prayer / Women and the Church
by Erin Carelse · Published February 19, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
Lay women throughout the world and from all walks of life are invited to join in the Women’s World Day of Prayer (WWDP) to intercede for Slovenia, on March 2, starting from 9:00. The...
In part 3 of his four-part series on the lives of Little Eden founders Domitilla and Danny Hyams, Daluxolo Moloantoa looks at the growth of what would be their two families. In last week’s...
Italian Archbishop Luigi Ventura, 74, a Vatican diplomat who once served in Canada, Chile and western Africa, is under investigation by police in Paris for allegedly sexually assaulting a city official. The Vatican learned...
Church / Evil & Persecution / Religious Freedom
by Jael SC · Published February 19, 2019 · Last modified February 18, 2019
A church-backed religious rights organisation has warned of growing “anti-Christian hostility” in France, identifying a spate of assaults on churches and Christian monuments. “France is of particular concern now – while anti-Christian attacks are...
