Pretoria Deacons Recommitment Mass at St Anthony Of Padua In Soshanguve
The Soshanguve South Pastoral District hosted a deacon`s recommitment Holy Mass at St Anthony of Padua Church in Soshanguve. The celebration took place on the Feast of...
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Triple Ordination at Sacred Heart Parish in Port Elizabeth!
Ordination of Fr Byron Bowers by Bishop Vincent Zungu at the beautiful Sacred Heart church in Kabega, Port Elizabeth. Clint Weldschidt and Siphamandla Mpulo were ordained to...
New Ordinations in Pretoria
Archbishop Dabula Mpako of Pretoria ordained Frs Johannes Sibanyoni (inset top left) and Harry Bopape (right) to the priesthood and Rev Jason Lottering (second left) to the...
35 Years for Deacon Anthony Venter and wife Desirée
Deacon Anthony Venter and his wife Desirée renewed their wedding vows after 35 years of marriage on Deacon Venter’s 60th birthday in St Michael’s church in Fort...
2 Priests and Deacon for the Archdiocese of Cape Town!
Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town ordained Frs Joseph Malama Chimfwembe (left) and Alfredo van der Schyff to the priesthood and Rev Theo Angelo April (right) to...
Stigmatines Celebrate Tanzanian Deacon Herbert Chunga
When he was a young novice in the Stigmatine congregation in Tanzania, Herbert Chunga had no idea he would be ordained a deacon in distant South Africa....
Women Deacons: No Resolution?
Patrick Dacey, Johannesburg – It is disappointing Pope Francis’ commission appointed to ascertain the merits of women becoming deacons has stalled. “Papa” Francis has displayed many acts...
The Calling of a Permanent Deacon
For many Catholics, the role of a deacon is still unclear. If deacons are not priests, is their vocation real? Erin Carelse asked three deacons what they...
Deacon Callum Scott Ordained to the Diaconate!
Professor Callum Scott was ordained to the permanent diaconate for the archdiocese of Pretoria by Archbishop William Slattery OFM at St Augustine’s church in Silverton. The new deacon will exercise...
How Deacons are Called to Serve
The Church has two types of deacons: permanent and transitory; the latter being future priests. To mark the December 26 feast of St Stephen, REV RUNAINE RADINE,...
