Giant of SA Church, Father Albert Danker, dies at 90
Oblate Father Albert Danker, one of Durban’s most revered priests, died on January 28. He was 90. In the last few weeks before his death, Fr Danker had been in hospital after having suffered...
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Fr Joseph Hollanders OMI Rest in Peace
By Bishop Victor Phalana – Oblate Father Joseph “Jef” Hollanders, who was killed in a robbery in his presbytery in the village of Bodibe on January 12, was a pioneer of the diocese of...
Shock And Grief Over Killing Of ‘Hero’ Priest
Catholics in the diocese of Klerksdorp were in shock and grief after a veteran priest was found killed in a robbery at a parish in Bodibe, near Mahikeng in North West Province. Fr Jozef...
Fr Leonard Mncwabe CMM Rest in Peace
By Fr Lufeyo Mpaha CMM – MariannHill Missionaries Father Leonard Ndabenhle Mncwabe died after a long illness on January 2 at the age of 45. Born on March 15, 1975, at KwaMnyamana, an outstation...
Sr Brenda Nestor OP Rest in Peace
By Sr Alison Munro OP – Dominican Sister Brenda Nestor, formerly of Johannesburg and Mthatha, died in England on December 21 at the age of 95. Born in County Mayo, Ireland, on March 20,...
Father Francis Sibusiso Zulu Rest in Peace
By Fr Sifiso Ntshangase – Fr Francis Sibusiso Zulu of Eshowe diocese died in a motor accident in Mokopane in Limpopo on December 3, along with his colleague Fr Owen Wilcock. Fr Zulu was...
Fr Owen Wilcock Rest in Peace
Father Owen Mark Wilcock of Port Elizabeth diocese died in a motor accident in Mokopane in Limpopo on December 3, the 24th anniversary of his ordination. Fellow priest Fr Sibusiso Zulu of Eshowe diocese...
Salesian Father Eugene Hennessy Rest in Peace
By Fr Jeffrey Johnson SDB – Salesian Father Eugene Hennessy died on September 12 at the Bosco Centre in Walkerville outside Johannesburg. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, on February 19, 1933, to Michael...
Br Martin Thompson OFM Rest in Peace
By Paddy Noonan OFM – Franciscan Brother Martin Thompson died on September 29 in Ireland. He was born as George Thompson in Dublin on November 4, 1934, and after his education at Belvedere College,...
Augustinian Sister Mary Carmel Collins Rest in Peace
By Shirley Juan – Sister Mary Carmel Collins of Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, died on September 18 at the age of 88. Born Mary Philomena Collins on August 9, 1931, in Castlehaven in County Cork, Ireland,...
Murder Of Jesuits Was Marked With Horror, But Inspired Defence Of The Poor
By Rhina Guidos – No one can deny that the act was horrific. Six priests found face down on a lawn with bullet holes through various parts of their bodies. One was in his bathrobe....
Peter Throp Rest In Peace
Catholic pro-life activist Peter Throp of Cape Town died at 73 on October 19, having lived to see his dream: the closure of Cape Town’s biggest abortion clinic, Marie Stopes in Bree Street. Mr...
