Inkamana Abbey school’s secret of success
Every year, a rural abbey school in KwaZulu-Natal outperforms many private elite academies in the national matric results rankings. Daluxolo...
Church History
Our Lady and the Three Kids
In 1917, three children reported visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in rural Portugal. Günther Simmermacher & Junno Arocho Esteves...
Jubilee countdown: Preparations for 2025 Holy Year move into high gear
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – For more than 700 years, the Catholic Church has celebrated “jubilee” or “holy” years as...
New photos reveal many sides of Padre Pio
By Justin McLellan, CNS – A foundation that promotes devotion to St Pio of Pietrelcina, more widely known as Padre...
From Our Vaults 43 Years Ago: April 26, 1981
One year of Zim independence The bishops of Zimbabwe have hailed a “new era of peace” following the country’s first...
Holy Spirit Church in Port Elizabeth Celebrates Golden Jubilee
By Samuel Snayer – Holy Spirit Church in Arcadia, Port Elizabeth/Gqeberha, celebrates its golden jubilee on May 4. Here is...
Experts at Rome conference delve into historical abuses of power
By Carol Glatz, (CNS) – The nature of power and how the abuse of power has been dealt with in...
Pallottine Sisters’ First 100 years in South Africa
In 1923, the first six Pallottine Sisters arrived in South Africa. Ronell Petersen tells their story. In 1922, Bishop Franziskus...
‘Patriarch of the West’ reappears as papal title in Vatican yearbook
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The 2024 edition of the Vatican yearbook has inserted “Patriarch of the West” as one...
