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		<title>Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Amos Mabuti Masemola</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 03:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Catholic community gathered in thanksgiving at Loubser Sports Ground in the Diocese of Kroonstad [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Archbishop Sipuka reflects on the first year of Pope Leo XIV</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stability, Mission, and the Church We Are Being Called to Be By Sithembele Sipuka, Archbishop of Cape Town As I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bishop-Elect Lawrence Pheto Embraces God’s Call with Humility and Faith</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Church in Botswana is entering a historic and grace-filled moment as Bishop-Elect Monsignor Lawrence Ofentse Pheto prepares for his [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cardinal Stephen Brislin Reflects on the Historic Election of Pope Leo One Year Later</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A year after the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Stephen Brislin still speaks about the experience with awe, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Establishment of the Polokwane Diocese Mental Health Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 02:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The burden of mental illness and the associated effects has become a problem globally. The Catholic Church has recommended the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fr David Motsepe Appointed Vicar-General of Archdiocese of Pretoria</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Pretoria has welcomed the news of  Archbishop Dabula Anthony Mpako&#8217;s appointment of Father David Sefiri Motsepe as the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>St Joseph&#8217;s Parish in Actonville Celebrates 75th Anniversary</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The faithful of St Joseph Catholic Church in Actonville, Benoni, gathered in joyful celebration as the parish marked its 75th [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Polokwane Diocese Inaugural Workshop</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/polokwane-diocese-inaugural-workshop/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diocese of Polokwane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 03:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The newly elected diocesan councils within the SACBC have been holding inaugural workshops on commissioning, servant leadership, and Synodality since [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Faith &#038; Diplomacy: Archbishop Henryk Jagodziński’s Journey</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/faith-diplomacy-archbishop-henryk-jagodzinskis-journey/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 03:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Monday, April 27, 2026, Archbishop Henryk Jagodziński met with residents and members of the faithful at the Pedagogical Voivodeship [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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