Cardinal Wilton Gregory Prays on CNN
During a February 22 evening program on CNN, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory offered a prayer for those who have died from COVID-19 asking God to “grant...
Category: Death
Simplicity and Tenacity: Spirit of the Swiss Missionaries of Bethlehem (SMB)
By Fr Peter Chimombe Fr Pius Baettig, Fr Joseph Haag and Fr Alois Graff, Rest in Peace In January 2021 Fr Pius Baettig (SMB) was called to...
Fr Hermanus Swartz, Rest in Peace
By Fr Dennis Ongansie CO Fr Hermanus ‘Manie’ Swartz – 11 March 1969 – 11 December 2020 On the evening of 11 December 2020 the news of...
Fr Brian Colin Williams, Rest in peace
By Fr Dennis Ongansie CO Father Brian Colin Williams – 30 July 1963 – 21 December 2020 Since the moment that the sad news of Fr Brian...
Fr Ronald Cairns, Rest in Peace
By OMI Southern Africa OMISA mourns the death of another of its stalwarts, Fr Ronald Hascott Cairns. Fr Ronnie died on 6 February, aged 74, after being...
Tribute to Mgr Paul Nadal
Last week the much-loved Mgr Paul Nadal of Durban died at the age of 88. Here SYDNEY DUVAL, his friend of more than 60 years, pays tribute...
Are Funerals Allowed on Sundays?
By Fr Kenneth Doyle Question: Recently a funeral Mass was offered on a Sunday afternoon in our parish for a longtime parishioner. I believe I remember as...
Burkina Faso: Bishop mourns death of missing priest
The body of a priest was discovered in a remote forest in Burkina Faso four days after he was declared missing. “It is with deep sorrow that...
Priest, parishioner among casualties in Madrid explosion
By Junno Arocho Esteves – A young priest ordained only six months ago was among the casualties of an explosion at a parish centre in Madrid. The...
Remembering Archbishop Gabuza as a Friend Of The Poor
As the Church prepares to bury Archbishop Abel Gabuza, Dominican Father Stan Muyebe recalls the late archbishop’s commitment to the poor and the threats he received for that....
Catholic priest in Nigeria found dead after abduction
The body of a Catholic priest was discovered in Nigeria on Saturday, a day after he was kidnapped by armed men. Agenzia Fides, the information service of...
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier: Archbishop Gabuza’s Death a Great Loss to Us
Statement from Cardinal Napier OFM, Archbishop of Durban It is with the greatest sorrow that we announce the death of our Coadjutor Archbishop, Abel Gabuza. Archbishop Abel died...
