Yad Vashem names two French clergy as Righteous Among the Nations
The Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center has posthumously recognised two French clergy members who lived in Rome as Righteous Among the Nations. The recognition is the...
Category: Church History
What is a Catholic Patriarch?
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: The caption to your colourised photo of Pope St John XXIII’s funeral in your “History in Colour” item (June 2021) refers to...
Cremation and the Church
What is the Church’s modern view of cremating the dead, since in the past cremation was considered a pagan practice? Is cremation for the laity only?
Who’ll Wear a Red Hat?
Raymond Perrier on Faith & Society Being based in Durban, I have spent a lot of time lately explaining that Archbishop Siegfried Jwara, who was installed as...
80 years ago St Maximilian Kolbe gave his life in Auschwitz to save a father of a family
Today, 39 years ago, St Maximilian Kolbe was canonised a saint on October 10, 1982, by Pope John Paul II, who declared Kolbe a “martyr of charity.”...
From our Vaults 100 Years Ago: 8 October 1921
See larger images of some of the stories in this issue Irish peace in sight? British Prime Minister Lloyd George reportedly became more open towards the upcoming...
Update: Report estimates 330,000 children abused in French church since 1950s
By Barb Fraze – An independent report on sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church estimates 330,000 children have been abused since the 1950s. Most of the...
7 things you need to know about St Faustina and her vision of Hell
While Catholics around the world are familiar with St Faustina Kowalska and her connection to Divine Mercy, many may not know about the way in which Jesus...
Farmers’ Tribute: St Thomas’ Rice Pudding
Every month Grazia Barletta prepares a recipe from Christian tradition in her Cape Town kitchen, and shares it with our readers in text and photos taken exclusively...
The Baroness Who Chose Poverty
One of the great modern Catholic prophets was a Russian baroness born 125 years ago in a train. Catherine De Hueck Doherty was born on August 15,...
Church’s 2nd Oldest Cardinal of Mozambique Dies, 97
By Carol Glatz – The Catholic Church’s second-oldest cardinal and first Mozambican-born cardinal died on September 29 at the age of 97. Cardinal Alexandre José Maria dos...
Will South Africa Get a New Cardinal?
Question: With Cardinal Wilfrid Napier’s retirement as archbishop of Durban, will his successor, Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara, become a cardinal? Answer: That is entirely up to the...
