Fr Pheto Matlala Ordained for Pretoria!
Pretoria archdiocese rejoiced at the ordination of a second priest in the space of just a few weeks, Fr Pheto […]
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Church Priests
Prayer Women and the Church
Women to Join in Prayer Across Globe
Women from Johannesburg, Pretoria, Krugersdorp and neighbouring regions will fill the air with sounds of praise and worship in support
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Bishops Church
New Bishop for Namibia!
Pope Francis has appointed a South African-trained priest as the bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia, to succeed Bishop Phillip Pollitzer, who retired last year.
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Mission Priests
Memorial Mass to be held for Fr Ted Rogers SJ
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier will celebrate a memorial Mass for the late Fr Ted Rogers SJ who died in January at the age of 93. The Mass will be held in St Ann’s Hall at Mariannhill monastery on Friday, February 23 at 17:30.
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Christian Living lay ministry Marriage
What are the Tools We Need for a Happy Marriage?
Young couples need help when they begin their life together. Family life ministry activist Mahadi Buthelezi tells ERIN CARELSE about a seminar she and her husband Rob have introduced to give such couples the skills for happiness together forever.
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Education Youth
Sacred Heart Grade 1s Ring in School Careers
Sacred Heart College in Observatory, Johannesburg, marked the new school year with each Grade 1 pupil having a turn at ringing the school chapel’s bell, symbolising the beginning of their school careers.
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Church Religious Life
Sister Mary James Makwati CPS’s Final Yes to the Lord
Religious Sisters are special, and even non-Catholics love and respect them, because they “present Christ in a striking manner”, a bishop told a Mass to celebrate the profession of a Precious Blood Sister.
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Church
Salesians Honour 5 Board Stalwarts
Cape Town’s Salesian community honoured five long-serving board members with a prestigious medal from the order. Long-serving board members were awarded the Rector Major Medal in recognition of their services to the Salesians and their special ministry to needy youth.
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Church Lent
10 Peace-Promoting Activities for Lent
The Justice and Peace Commission (J&P) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have taken various messages from the bishops’ pastoral letter on racism and racial divisions and transformed them into ten activities that can be performed as part of our Lenten observance.
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