After the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the Jesuits in South Africa are collecting donations in cash or kind (clothes, blankets, non-perishable food) for those affected, to be distributed...
Bishops / Church / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published April 9, 2019 · Last modified April 6, 2019
Sue Rakoczy IHM,Cedara, KZN – All that Raymond Perrier says in his column “Why we have to plan for successors” (February 27) is true, but a larger issue is at stake. What role do...
When we fail to welcome the migrant and the refugee, we fail the Gospel, according to ARCHBISHOP BUTI TLHAGALE OMI of Johannesburg. Male and female, he created them. He created them both in his own image....
Archbishop William Slattery of Pretoria has said that priests who abuse minors must be removed from the priesthood, and those who cover up their crimes must be “dealt with”. Noting that the Southern...
The Vatican summit on abuse “will be a turning point in the life of the Church — things will not be the same”, according to the president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference...
Marking his silver jubilee as a bishop, the archbishop of Pretoria urged priests to find the meaning of their vocation in faith, to trust God, to be ministers of the Word, and to have...
Political and corporate sectors have betrayed the trust of the South African people, and the general election on May 8 “presents all South Africans with the opportunity to renew our vision” for the country,...
The new coadjutor archbishop of Durban has thanked God for his parents, saying his mother should have been the one ordained. Speaking to Radio Veritas’ Khanya Litabe, Archbishop Abel Gabuza recalled the Mass of...
Bishop Thaddaeus Kumalo of Eshowe said Mass at KwaMalusi Omuhle parish in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, for all those who work with law enforcement and the welfare (spiritual and otherwise) of prisoners in the diocese. This...
by Caleb SC · Published February 11, 2019 · Last modified February 10, 2019
Bishop Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi of Gaborone diocese in Botswana died on Friday, January 25, at Gaborone Private Hospital at the age of 91. Bishop Setlalekgosi was born in Serowe in 1927 and grew up...
Bishops / Christen Torres / Church
by Christen Torres · Published February 5, 2019 · Last modified February 4, 2019
On February 10, Bishop Abel Gabuza will take possession of his office as the coadjutor archbishop of Durban. CHRISTEN TORRES asked him about the diocese he is leaving behind and the archdiocese he is...
Bishops / Christen Torres / Church / Priests / Sacraments
by Christen Torres · Published January 26, 2019 · Last modified January 25, 2019
In recent weeks the question of fees charged for services by priests has been discussed around the world. CHRISTEN TORRES interviewed Bishop Edward Risi to seek explanations. Firstly why are they called “stole fees”...
