Sr Mary Virginia Fredericks SAC Rest in Peace
By Sr Annemarie Niehsen SAC – Pallottine Sister Mary Virginia Fredericks died on August 14 at the age of 91....
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Sr Mannes Fourie OP Rest in Peace
Dominican Sister Mannes Fourie died on July 30 at the age of 91. Born a twin on March 3, 1928,...
Father Clemens Josef Hilchenbach Rest in Peace
Schoenstatt Father Clemens Josef Hilchenbach died on August 20 at the age of 89. Clemens Hilchenbach was born in Welterod,...
Comboni Father Konrad Nefzger Rest in Peace
By Fr Jude Burgers – Comboni Father Konrad Nefzger of Witbank died on August 6 in Germany at the age...
Catholic Officials: Washington’s Green Burial Laws Might Not Respect Bodies
By Agnieszka Ruck – When archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries director Peter Nobes first heard composting might emerge as an eco-friendly burial alternative,...
Deacon Paddy Maddison Rest in Peace
Deacon Paddy Maddison of St Charles’ parish in Victory Park, Johannesburg, died on June 4. He was born in Chester,...
God is Calling us to Break Violence’s Stranglehold on our World
The recent tragic mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, killing at least 29 people, point to...
Fr Jonathan Shand SCP Rest in Peace
By Br Daniel Ambrose Manuels SCP – Retired priest Fr Jonathan Shand SCP died on April 2 at Lady Selbourne...
Joan Williamson Rest in Peace
Former Southern Cross board member Joan Williamson died on March 27 at 98. Born in 1920 in Pietermaritzburg, she was...
