David O’Leary OMI: The First-Ever SA-Born Bishop
When Fr David O’Leary OMI was appointed to head the vicariate of Transvaal in May 1925, he became the first-ever...
Church History
Bishop Fritz Lobinger, Rest in Peace
Bishop emeritus Fritz Lobinger of Aliwal North, who died on August 3 at the age of 96, was a groundbreaking...
Cecilia Moloantoa’s New Book on Historic Mission Coming Soon
A powerful new book chronicling one of South Africa’s oldest black Catholic parishes is soon to be released. From Here...
The Legacy of My Saintly Parents
By Ann van Niekerk – A priest I knew often said: “There are saints among you, right here, sitting in the...
From Our Vaults 62 Years Ago: July 3, 1963
Record crowd for papal coronation A quarter of a million people, the greatest number ever to witness a papal coronation,...
The Church in the Modern World
About 60 days ago, some 133 cardinals were meeting in conclave in Rome to choose our new pope. And 60 years...
Some Famous Benedictines
There have been 17 Benedictine popes — and none of them took the name Benedict. The first of them was...
St Benedict of Nursia: A Man who Changed the Catholic Church
St Benedict at a glance Born: March 2, 480, in Nursia (now Norcia), Italy Died: March 21, 547, (aged 67)...
Dominican Friars in Southern Africa to hold International Symposium on St Thomas Aquinas
By Fr Isaac Mutelo OP, Arrupe Jesuit University Regent of Studies – For the past ten years, the Dominican Vice...
