35 New Saints Canonised
Pope Francis proclaimed 35 new saints – An estimated 35000 pilgrims — many of them from the new saints’ countries of origin — attended the Mass.
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Bishops Church
Two Former SA Bishops Die Within Days
Two former bishops in South Africa died within a day of one another in their respective home countries – Bishop Herbert Lenhof, retired of Queenstown, and Bishop Fulgence Le Roy, retired of Pietersburg (now Polokwane)
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Our Nuncio in Action
Archbishop Peter Wells, apostolic nuncio to Southern Africa conducted a baptism Mass at Christ the King parish in Mabopane, Pretoria archdiocese
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This Week’s Issue: 25 October – 31 October 2017
» Church wary of new religion law plan » To ex-SA bishops remembered » How to plan a Catholic funeral
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Christian Living Church Church Teaching God & Salvation Pope Francis
Pope: Get the Order of Salvation Right – Grace, Faith, Sanctification
The Pharisees and doctors of the law who claim salvation comes only from fulfilling God’s laws are not just biblical figures of the past, Pope Francis said.
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Christian Living Church Church Teaching
The Church Supports Organ Donation
The Church strongly believes that life is sacred, as the creation of God; we are stewards, not owners of our bodies. A person is a composite of body and soul; as long as there is a living body, even if mental capacity is reduced or absent, there is still a person present.
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Christian Living Church Forgiveness God God & Salvation Pope Francis Theology
Pope: Good Works are Response to, Not Reason for God’s Forgiveness
Christians are holy not because of their good works but because they recognise their sins before God and receive his forgiveness
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Community Celebrates St Sebastian’s Church in Nourivier, Northern Cape
Nourivier, a small hamlet tucked away in the hills of the Kamiesberge, about 40 minutes from Kamieskroon in the Northern Cape, celebrated the blessing and opening of its new church.
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Christian Living Church Faith Life
Durban Catholic: Large Tattoo a Public Declaration of Faith
For a young Durban Catholic a large tattoo of a crucifix is a public declaration of his faith which was deepened by two encounters with Pope Francis. ILLA THOMPSON reports.
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