When did the Catholic Church Stop Selling Indulgences?
Question: When did the Catholic Church stop selling indulgences? Answer: The practice of selling indulgences, which involved the exchange of money for the remission of sins or...
Church History
From Our Vaults 22 Years Ago: January 8, 2003
Vatican rejects US war plans The Vatican’s foreign minister, Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, has called on the international community to avert a war on Iraq, saying that the...
Pretoria’s Mother Church Celebrates 104 Years
Most Holy Redeemer Church, located in Mmakau to the northwest of Pretoria, commemorated the Sunday of the Epiphany by celebrating its 104th anniversary. This significant occasion was...
Did the Early Church Change the Sabbath?
Question: When and why did the early Church change the Sabbath, the seventh day designated in the Ten Commandments as being for mandatory rest, to Sunday? Answer:...
St Augustine Major Seminary in Lesotho Celebrates 100 Years of Catholic Faith
Article and pics by Bokang Tsoanamatsie – St Augustine Major Seminary in Roma in Lesotho commemorated a century since its establishment by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. ...
From Our Vaults 61 Years Ago: November 27, 1963
Requiems in SA for Kennedy Requiem Masses were celebrated throughout South Africa for assassinated US President John F Kennedy, a Catholic. The US ambassador and government ministers attended...
Pope: Priests Need Better Formation in Church History to Share Gospel
By Carol Glatz, CNS – A true study and understanding of the church’s history and experience are needed to help priests better interpret today’s world, to make...
Mariathal Catholic Mission Church Celebrates 100 years
By Vukani Eric Dlamini – Heavy rains did not deter parishioners and visitors who turned out in great numbers to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Mariathal Catholic...
Cardinal Brislin Blesses New Premises of Catholic Bookshop in Cape Town
Cardinal Stephen Brislin blessed the new premises of the Catholic Bookshop in Cape Town in the presence of invited guests. The bookshop, a long-standing institution in the...
St John Lateran Basilica: The Pope’s Cathedral
A common error describes St Peter’s Basilica as the pope’s cathedral. However, the cathedral of the pope, as the Bishop of Rome, is St John Lateran basilica....
