Why Does the Church Condemn Free Masons?
Question: What is the Catholic Church’s position on Freemasons? Answer: Pope Clement XII in 1738 condemned freemasonry for, among other […]
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The Flying House of Loreto?
Loreto is a town in Italy. According to an old legend, the Holy Family’s house, which had been carefully preserved in Nazareth, was under threat from invaders, so in the 13th century, angels took it from there to Loreto in order to keep it intact and safe.
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Centenary of the Daughters of St Francis of Assisi
For the diocese of Mariannhill, the year 2022 has marked two significant anniversaries. In August, it was 100 years ago
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Great Celebration as Inkamana Abbey turns 100
By Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – With ululation and overwhelming joy, the monks of Inkamana Abbey celebrated 100 years of their
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Church’s guidance on social communication dates back some six decades
By Gina Christian, CNS – Some six decades before Elon Musk began fretting over blue checks on Twitter accounts, the Catholic
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Who Was the First Pope Not to be a Saint?
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: I know that a lot of popes in the early years of the Church were
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Pope tells patriarch Catholics are ready for a common Easter date
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Meeting the patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Pope Francis expressed his hope
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A Brief History of the SACBC
Little fuss was made when the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) first met in March 1947 in Mariannhill. There
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History in Colour: Remembrance Day
In many parts of the world, including South Africa, November is Remembrance Month, in which we are called to remember
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