Pope sees threat of Church in Germany moving away from Rome
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Pope Francis expressed his concern about concrete initiatives individual dioceses and the Catholic Church in...
November 2023
Bishop John Selemela: How Mother Teresa Guides Me
For Bishop John Masilo Selemela, St Teresa of Kolkata is a constant companion as her example inspires and guides him,...
The Fragrance Prayer
The “Fragrance Prayer” was written in the 19th century by St John Henry Newman and gained particular popularity a century...
Mass Readings: 26 November – 3 December, 2023
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year 1 Sunday November 26, Christ the King Ez 14:11-12. 15-17/ Ps 23:1-2....
Mental Health: STOP the Stigma
Klerksdorp has become the second South African diocese after Johannesburg to embrace the mental health ministry as an integral part...
St Cecilia
November 22 is the Feast of St Cecilia, Roman martyr and patroness of music and musicians. As the story goes,...
Vestments: The Layers of Cloth on a Priest at Mass
The citizens of ancient Rome were accustomed to wearing a white towel-like cloth around their necks or over the shoulder. Known as a sudarium, its purpose was to wipe away the perspiration that bothered them, especially in the extreme heat of a Roman summer.
Pope welcomes migrant he’s been praying for since July
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin told Pope Francis of his harrowing journey to Italy and about...
‘Poverty is a scandal,’ pope says; Christians must use gifts for charity
By CNS – The material, cultural and spiritual poverties that exist in the world are a “scandal” that Christians are...
