Do We Have to Kneel During the Mass?
Question: Is it mandatory to kneel during the Catholic Mass? Answer: Kneeling during Mass is not strictly mandatory, but it...
2026
Our Church’s History
Dear Reader, Should the collage on this month’s cover look familiar, then you are not mistaken. We had a similar gallery...
Ring the Bells for the New Year
By Dr Raymond Perrier – Working at the Denis Hurley Centre in the heart of Durban means that for the...
What the Church can do for those struggling with their Faith: A Catholic Perspective
By James Katende – Struggles with faith are not new to the Church. From the psalms that cry out in...
Mass Readings: 11 January – 18 January, 2026
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday January 11, Baptism of the Lord Is 42: 1-4, 6-7/...
What the Pope Said this Week
Jason Scott’s weekly review of Pope Leo XIV’s audiences – Sunday, 28 December: Angelus on the Holy Family On the...
Emerging Saints of the Church in Africa
By Bokang Nicholas Tsoanamatsie – Here is a brief overview of three remarkable African candidates for sainthood, all of whom...
Pope Leo mourns tragic New Year fire in ski resort bar; 40 presumed dead
By OSV News – Around 40 people are presumed dead and 115 were injured, most of them seriously, after a fire...
God is Good!
By James Katende – Heavenly Father, we come before You with gratitude and humility, acknowledging that every season of our...
