Posing with a sculpture of Nelson Mandela on the balcony of Cape Town’s City Hall were members of a group of the German association of Catholic communicators. The group met with Catholic journalists and...
Abortion / Church / Church History / Church Teaching
by Admin · Published November 16, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
This month marks the 23rd anniversary of parliament voting to legalise abortion. Paul De Marco reflects on why the killing of the unborn is intolerable to Catholics. Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you....
As part of Radio Veritas’ 20th birthday celebrations, the station will open up the airwaves to sodalities for the whole day on Tuesday, November 26. In what the station calls the “Radio Veritas Fun...
Officials and staff members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) head office in Pretoria enjoyed special visits on successive days. Visiting the new Khanya House in Waterkloof for the first time were Archbishop...
Christian Living / Church / Church Chuckle Book - The Big Book of Catholic Jokes
by Admin · Published November 11, 2019 · Last modified November 10, 2019
A newbook of Catholic jokes aims to bring laughs. Church Chuckles: The Big Book of Catholic Jokes, collated and edited by Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher, is published under the Southern Cross Books imprint....
By Unity Jegels – Bishop Vincent Mduduzi Zungu of Port Elizabeth presided over the jubilee celebration attended by 30 priests from around the Eastern Cape and from as far as Durban and Johannesburg. In his...
Catholic pro-life activist Peter Throp of Cape Town died at 73 on October 19, having lived to see his dream: the closure of Cape Town’s biggest abortion clinic, Marie Stopes in Bree Street. Mr...
Church / Death / Religious Life
by Admin · Published November 7, 2019 · Last modified November 4, 2019
Dominican Sister Regina Giwu of King William’s Town died on September 19 at 90. Born on August 14, 1929, and named Elizabeth, she was the second-last of the eight children of Pearce and Wilhelmina...
The bulk of the assessment of Amazon synod has rightly focused on its doctrinal pronouncements. This should however not blind us to its contribution to Catholic social thought. One of the lessons that Africa’s...
Church / Feast Days / Parish Life / Saints
by Admin · Published November 4, 2019 · Last modified October 31, 2019
St Francis of Assisi parish in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, celebrated St Francis’ feast day starting with Mass said by parish priest Fr Tony Thouard OFM together with OFM provincial Fr Sphelele Gwanisheni and Fr Paddy Noonan...
“Above everything else, I’m a Catholic as Günther Simmermacher but I am also a professional journalist. As a journalist, it is not my job to do PR for the bishops or the Vatican. I...
This year’s Denis Hurley Lecture will be delivered by renowned Catholic writer Dr Siphiwe Mkhize. The 23rd annual Hurley lecture will be delivered on Friday, November 8, at St Joseph’s parish in Morningside, Durban,...
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