SACBC Plenary Opening Address: Bishop Sithembele Sipuka
Dear brothers and Sisters in Christ – I welcome you all to this first plenary of 2023. First, I want […]
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Saints with Unusual Patronages – Oversleeping
There’s a patron saint for virtually everything — and some of these patronages are quite unusual. But that shows that
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Can There Be Mass for the Dead on a Sunday?
Question: Our parish priest occasionally offers the Sunday Mass for the repose of someone’s soul. When this happens, he replaces
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Preaching Peace Amid Violence: Pope Heads Back to Africa
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis’ fifth trip to the African continent will highlight gestures of peace and reconciliation,
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SACBC Plenary Opening Mass: May We Follow St Anthony the Great’s Example
By SACBC – The Plenary Session of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) started on 17 January 2023 in
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Oberammergau of Africa
Seventy years ago, Durban staged its first Passion Play, based on the famous version of Oberammergau in Germany. With a
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Tshepo Mofokeng: The Vocation of an Undertaker
For a young Klerksdorp businessman, running a funeral parlour is a vocation. Daluxolo Moloantoa spoke with Tshepo Mofokeng. All Souls’
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Saints with Unusual Patronages – Clowns
There’s a patron saint for virtually everything — and some of these patronages are quite unusual. But that shows that
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Pope: Nothing Can Diminish the Value of any Human Being
By Carol Glatz, CNS – No physical limitation or setback can diminish the value of any human being because each
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