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 ago, a much larger group of bishops...
About 60 days ago, some 133 cardinals were meeting in conclave in Rome to choose our new pope. And 60 years ago, a much larger group of bishops...
There have been 17 Benedictine popes — and none of them took the name Benedict. The first of them was Pope St Gregory the Great (590-604). Gregory...
St Benedict at a glance Born: March 2, 480, in Nursia (now Norcia), Italy Died: March 21, 547, (aged 67) at Mons Casinus (now Monte Cassino), Italy...
By Fr Isaac Mutelo OP, Arrupe Jesuit University Regent of Studies – For the past ten years, the Dominican Vice Province of Southern Africa has held annual...
The sainthood cause of Sr Mary of the Trinity, a 20th-century mystic who died 1942 in Jerusalem, means that Pretoria may one day have a locally-born saint....
Church / Church History / Church Teaching
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published July 1, 2025 · Last modified June 30, 2025
This year marks 1700 years since the first Council of Nicaea was convened. Günther Simmermacher tells the story of how a battle against a heresy gave us...
Church / Church History / Question & Answer / Resurrection / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published June 30, 2025
Question: Why was something so amazing like the resurrection of Christ not enough to convert all the people of Jerusalem and beyond, including the Jewish and Roman...
Church / Church History / From Our Vaults
by Admin · Published June 20, 2025 · Last modified June 6, 2025
Now ANC must deliver The African National Congress’ landslide victory in this month’s elections could be a good thing if the party went on to improve the lives...
By Sr Margaret Mary SU – June 16, 2025, marks the 419th anniversary of the foundation of the Ursuline Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The congregation expresses immense...
Bible / Christian Living / Church / Church History
by James Katende · Published June 16, 2025 · Last modified June 14, 2025
By James Katende – June 16 is a date etched deeply into the collective memory of South Africa—a day that resonates with the cries for justice, dignity,...
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