Congolese cardinal, Peace Activist, Dies at 81
Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, retired archbishop of Kinshasa, a biblical scholar and an activist for justice and peace, died July 11 near Paris where he had...
Category: Death
‘Patients Are…Dying in Front of My Eyes’
By Anto Akkara – Catholic hospital directors in India told Catholic News Service they did not have enough facilities to treat patients as India set records for...
Lesotho’s Cardinal Sebastian Khoarai dies at 91
Cardinal Sebastian Koto Khoarai, the first and only cardinal from Lesotho, died April 17 at the age of 91 in Mazenod, Lesotho. For almost 40 years, he...
Bishops Recall Father Küng as Theologian Who Loved the Catholic Church
By Cindy Wooden – German and Swiss bishops who knew and worked with Father Hans Küng described him as a man who loved the Catholic Church, even...
Cardinal Tumi, Defender of Peace, Dies in Cameroon at 90
Even in his old age, Cardinal Christian Tumi, the retired archbishop of Douala, Cameroon, was a force for peace and reconciliation in his country, Pope Francis said...
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...
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...
