Leaders of all significant South African churches, including the Catholic Church, have condemned the evident “plundering of public resources”, blatant waste of taxpayers’ money, prevailing corruption, and weakening of public institutions.
By Sikhumbuzo Ben – Parishioners in Khayelitsha, Mfuleni and Crossroads in Cape Town were sad to say goodbye to Fr Bafana Ndlovu OMI, who has left for the archdiocese of Johannesburg to minister in Soweto....
Apologetics / Church / Church Teaching / Letter of the Week / Mary / Trinity
by hazelelponiSC · Published November 4, 2018 · Last modified November 3, 2018
Nicolette Whittle, Kroonstad – In his letter Our Faith is Not Based on a Mystery , Peter Hoar stated that our faith is not based on mystery, but on Christic revelation. Mr Hoar pointed...
Church / Marriage / Pastoral Care / Pope Francis / Vocations
by Jael SC · Published November 3, 2018 · Last modified November 9, 2018
The Sixth Commandment’s mandate against adultery is a call to fidelity that applies not only to married couples, but to all Christians called to love others through their vocation, Pope Francis said. Married men...
The Vatican press office confirmed news reports that human bones had been found during reconstruction work in a building connected to the Vatican Embassy to Italy. Italian media immediately surmised that the bones could...
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Church / Sacraments / Youth
by Jael SC · Published November 2, 2018 · Last modified October 29, 2018
Candidates in Grade 10 at St Benedict’s College in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, were confirmed by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale. The Blessed Sacrament church in Malvern East parish and parish priest Fr Tony Daniels hosted the confirmation...
“Stop the words of hate,” pleaded Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of Tree of Life synagogue, the day after a gunman killed 11 people worshipping there in Pittsburgh. The shooter reportedly shouted “All Jews must die”...
Charity / Christian Living / Church / Schools
by Caleb SC · Published November 1, 2018 · Last modified October 29, 2018
The Catholic Board of Education proposed an initiative to raise awareness and funds for underprivileged Catholic schools around South Africa. Students at Marist Brothers Linmeyer in Johannesburg were asked to come to school in...
Mervyn Pollitt, Waterfall, KZN – The case of a Jesuit priest’s sexual abuse of William Segodisho in the late 1980s which both the order and the priest himself have acknowledged to be true, raises...
Men of St Joseph’s Sodality from St Peter Claver parish in Maokeng, Kroonstad, visited St Paul’s parish in Butha-Buthe, Lesotho. (Submitted by David Rasello) More Stories: Legion of Mary Celebrates 85th Anniversary of Founding...
Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town confirmed the Grade 11s at Christian Brothers’ College St John’s in Parklands, Cape Town. More Stories: Bishop: Engage With Issues Rather Than Just Bash Zuma The History of...
