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...
Category: Death
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...
Archbishop Abel Gabuza 1955-2021
In August Archbishop Abel Gabuza wrote a reflection on the coronavirus pandemic. “Let your half-full cup be the source of your strength, because it is not empty,...
Cardinal Wilton Gregory: Lord, Cast Out the Demon of Division
By Mark Zimmermann – Celebrating a livestreamed Mass for the community of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington Jan. 13, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory noted how sometimes...
Durban’s Isabel Akal, Papal Medal Recipient Dies 106
Durban centenarian and devoted Catholic, Isabel Akal, has died, just a few months short of her 107th birthday. Mrs Akal passed away peacefully at her Durban North home...
When Are We Judged?
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: In the Nicene Creed, we recite that Christ “will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.” But many...
Mariannhill Missionary Fr Donatus Ndwalane Rest in Peace
By Sydney Duval – Fr Donatus Ndwalane CMM, who was the first South African Mariannhiller to be sent on a mission to a foreign country, has died at...
Schoenstatt Sister Marina Lawrence Rest in Peace
Sr Marina Lawrence who sadly passed away unexpectedly yesterday evening from natural causes. Sr Anne was with her when she died rather peacefully and quickly. During the...
Fr Paul Manci SCP Rest in Peace
By Fr S’milo Mngadi – Following the death of eleven members of its diocesan congregation of sisters (the FSF), the diocese of Mariannhill lost its former vicar-general,...
Are the Deceased Aware of Those on Earth?
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: As a longtime practising Catholic, I would like to know whether the church has a position on whether those who are now...
Tribute to Father Emil Blaser OP by Sr Hermenegild Makoro CPS (SACBC Secretary General)
I would like to give a short history of who Fr. Emil was. I am sure those who worked with him during his days in Khanya House...
A Tribute to Fr Emil Blaser OP by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM
I got to know Fr Emil Blaser through his work at the Bishops’ Conference, where a number of his confreres were also engaged. Some were teaching at...
