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Sithembele Sipuka: A Multi-Tasking Bishop

Dear Reader, in March, I was glad to be among the 5000 who witnessed the installation of Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka […]

The world’s oldest Catholic priest has died at the age of 110 in Germany. At the time of his death

In 1854, a young French missionary arrived in Natal to evangelise the people. Bl Joseph Gérard became the Apostle of

St Cecilia is one of the Church’s most popular saints, with a much-loved basilica in Rome built on the site

Dear Reader, For the second time, Pope Leo XIV graces the cover of our magazine. May 8 marks the first

Question: The recent papal election made me wonder: Why has no pope ever taken the name Peter II? Answer: There

Where’s that: North-west Spain Our Lady’s connection: Apparition in 1925 In 1925, the Blessed Virgin revisited Lucia dos Santos, the

Dear Reader, Every year, vocations Sunday is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Easter (this year on April 26) as

Where’s that: Belgium, 115km south of Brussels Our Lady’s connection: Apparitions to five children Over three months, between November 1932