Mission Accomplished: The Ascension of the Lord
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB Theme: Mission Being Accomplished (Entrustment of Mission): “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to the whole creation” NB:...
Category: Features
Pope: Prayer is Not Always a Walk in the Park
By Cindy Wooden – Holding a general audience with visitors and pilgrims present for the first time in more than six months, Pope Francis said he was...
In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes
By Judith Sudilovsky– Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained light to moderate damage inside and outside...
Priest and 9 Catholics Shot 50 Years Ago Were “Entirely Inncocent”
By Michael Kelly – A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years...
New Marriage & Family Life Office Opens in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg
The new Marriage & Family Life Office (MFLO) has opened in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. The MFLO begins this great mission right in the midst of the...
German bishop rules out general invitation to Communion at congress
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference, defended the plan for “ecumenically mindful” reception of Communion in Catholic and Protestant services during Germany’s ecumenical congress...
Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim friends. Eid–Al–Fitr, also known as the ‘Festival of Breaking Fast’ is the first of two Eids in the Islamic calendar and is typically celebrated...
Christian Leaders in Jerusalem Express Concern over Growing Violence
The patriarchs and heads of Christian churches of Jerusalem expressed deep concern over the growing violence in Jerusalem, which increased with 331 Palestinians reportedly wounded at the...
Catholic Actors Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson Begin Film on Priest’s Life
By Mark Pattison – Filming has begun on “Stu,” which tells the story of a Father Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died...
Vatican Forms Working Group on Excommunication of Mafias
Marking the beatification of an Italian judge murdered by the Mafia, a Vatican office announced the formation of a working group on “the excommunication of mafias.” The...
Holy Family College for World Book Day
Holy Family College Durban collaborated with The Learn Project for World Book Day 2021. This is a non-profit organisation that aims to create sustainable libraries in underprivileged...
Can Lay People Give a “Blessing” at Communion?
Question: I have been to churches where young children and those not receiving the Eucharist still process forward at Communion time and receive a blessing. My own...
