This Week’s Issue: 13 September – 19 September, 2017
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Church Priests
Indian Salesian abducted by ISIS in Yemen Freed
Indian Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was abducted by Islamic State militants in Yemen and held captive for more than a year, was freed.
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Church
R40 million Donor Uplifts St Joseph’s Home for Children
St Joseph’s Home for Chronically Ill Children in Cape Town is undergoing major renovations, thanks to an overseas donation of R40 million.
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Church Church Teaching Shackleton Sin in our Lives
Is Excommunication Forever?
Excommunication does not mean, as seems to be commonly supposed, that offenders are kicked out of the Church. Rather, excommunication means that the offenders are deprived by Church law of certain rights.
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Church Liturgy Pope Francis
Pope Highlights Bishops’ Role in Mass Translations
In changes to the Code of Canon Law regarding translations of the Mass and other liturgical texts, Pope Francis highlighted respect for the responsibility of national and regional bishops’ conferences.
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Church
Bicentennial Choir Sings Disney Tunes
As part of the Church’s bicentennial year, a Catholic schools choir festival was held at the Cape Town City Hall. The highlight was a massed choir of 400 which performed a medley of Disney movie songs. Bicentennial projects involving the youth are underway as part of the year-long celebration of the Southern African Church’s 200th anniversary in 2018.
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Did You Know East Timor is 80% Catholic?
After six weeks of negotiation, an alliance led by the former revolutionary party Fretilin will lead the economically troubled Catholic nation of East Timor for the next five years.
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Church Parish Life Sarah-Leah Pimentel
How Much Should You Tithe to the Church?
A few weeks ago in our RCIA group, someone asked: “Do Catholics tithe?” This is a topic that generates some controversy. “Give generously,” I answered. “But generosity is very subjective,” the adult convert commented. “How can you be sure that everyone gives equitably to the Church?”
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