Bene Merenti for Deacon John Vorster
Deacon John Vorste of St James’ parish in Port Alfred has been awarded the papal Bene Merenti medal for exceptional service
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Church
Church Politics Your Letters
Mass is No Place for Political Parties
According to several news reports, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has taken her political campaign to become the next leader of the African National Congress, and therefore possibly the next president of South Africa, to the Catholic church in Mariannhill diocese.
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Church Ecumenical dialogue
Fr Anthony Egan SJ: “Learning from Luther” Lecture
Jesuit Father Anthony Egan will deliver a lecture in Johannesburg on November 18 on the subject of “Learning from Luther”.
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Bishops Church Politics
Politicians Should not ‘Hijack’ Church Services
Bishops from the metropolitan region of Durban at their second annual meeting have resolved to uphold a 1981 resolution by the SACBC that no party political speeches are to be permitted at Church events.
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Church Education Religious Life
Cabra Dominican Sisters: Celebrate 150 Years With Them!
Six courageous Cabra Dominican Sisters, who left their homes from Sion Hill Convent in Dublin and disembarked from the Celt ship in Port Elizabeth harbour in 1867, will be honoured in commemorative events this month in celebration of their 150th anniversary in South Africa
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Church Priests
Shepherds on the Green: A Relaxing Day off for Priests
Priests from all around the country can once again experience a day of fun and relaxation at the Radio Veritas Shepherds on the Green event on Monday, November 27
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Church Women and the Church
Women Given Prominent Positions in Dicatery
Pope Francis named a bioethics expert and a seasoned canon lawyer, both women, as undersecretaries of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.
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Church Mission Religious Life
Pfanner’s Sons: Going Back to Our Roots
We members of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM) must be very proud that our own Abbot Francis Pfanner, the founder of the famous Mariannhill Monastery, and his co-missionaries are highly featured in the important history of the Catholic Church in South Africa
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Church
‘Spiritual but not Religious’: What Does it Mean?
US-based Research into the growing phenomenon of secularism provides interesting answers – people don’t identify solely as flat-out atheists
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