Cardinal blesses livestock and pets at Vatican celebration
By Catholic News Service – While many people around the world seek a blessing for their animals around the Oct 4 feast of St Francis of Assisi,...
Feast Days
Pope on Epiphany: God does not reject or forget anyone
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Just as the star over Bethlehem called to and welcomed everyone to encounter the newborn Jesus, God today calls on the faithful...
2025 Liturgical Feasts
Parish planners and Church media planners, here are important dates for this liturgical year that you can mark on your calendars!
Pope: Amid Christmas, Prepare Your Hearts
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – With the city of Rome presenting a gauntlet of major roadworks and construction projects ahead of the opening of the Holy Year...
Pope: Christ the King Triumphs over Evil with the Power of Love
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – While world events can seem chaotic, violent and out of control, Christians can be certain that “everything is ultimately subject to the...
Christ the King
Celebrated on the last Sunday of the Liturgical year, the Feast of Christ the King honours the true kingship of Jesus, Lord over all creation.
The Life of St Jerome
St Jerome is one of the pivotal figures in the growth of Christianity, we look back at his life and times. St Jerome was a priest renowned...
Feast of Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
These archangels, messengers sent by God, are the only ones named in the Bible. In the Book of Daniel, Michael is called “the great prince”; in the...
“We Are the Church”, Bishop Selemela Tells Pilgrims at Jonathan Pilgrimage
“I Am The Church. You Are The Church. We Are The Church.” This was the message delivered by the auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Pretoria Bishop...
