Scorsese Series on Saints comes to SA TV
A series on the lives of saints created by award-winning director Martin Scorsese is finally coming to South African TV...
Church History
What is Catholic Integralism?
By Jason Scott – Pope Leo XIV became the first pope in modern history to visit Monaco over the weekend,...
St Joseph Sodality Mariannhill Celebrates 70 Years
By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – What began as a Catholic Farmers Association 70 years ago in Umbubulu, where St Murumba Catholic...
St Patrick: From Slave to Apostle
On March 17, much of the world turns green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Günther Simmermacher looks at the life...
The Gift of the Irish
By Raymond Perrier – Throughout March we are deeply immersed in Lent and the prospect of the end of this...
St Frances of Rome: The Reluctant Wife who Became a Saint
When 13-year-old Frances of Rome was told to get married, she thought God called her to be a nun. But...
How a Lie Killed a Saint: St Oliver Plunkett
By Jason Scott – In 1681, St Oliver Plunkett was executed in England after a devious priest spread a vicious...
From Our Vaults 87 Years Ago: February 15, 1939
The pope is dead Pope Pius XI died on Friday, February 10, at 5:31am (Roman time) after a third heart...
Who Were the First Catholics in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Question: Where in sub-Saharan Africa (that is, outside North Africa, Ethiopia and Sudan) was the Catholic Church first established? Answer:...
