By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – Maria Mamahloko Parish, of the Archdiocese of Maseru, held a farewell for their dedicated parishioners, Mr Sehohoana Johannes Kao and Mrs Masebina Claurina...
By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – The Oblates of Mary Immaculate Fathers in the Province of Lesotho conducted a requiem Mass in honour of the late Fr Constantine Lekhotla...
Church / Obituaries / Priests
by Fr Mathibela Sebothoma · Published February 25, 2025 · Last modified February 24, 2025
In Memoriam – By Father Mathibela Sebothoma – Father Charles Kuppelwieser, known as Karl in his native Austria, was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary whose 54-year tenure...
By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – St Augustine Major Seminary and the Diocese of Qacha’s Nek held a requiem Mass to bid farewell to Brother Evaristus Kabelo Sekhonyana at...
On Sunday October 6, Fr Stanley Botha of Cape Town died at the age of 73. Here his long-time parishioner and Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher remembers...
By CNS – Angolan Cardinal Alexandre do Nascimento, the world’s oldest cardinal, died Sept. 28 at the age of 99 and was praised by Pope Francis for...
John Jasper Walsh – 17 February 1945 – 12 September 2024 Family and friends of Jasper Walsh gathered on September 18 to say an emotional goodbye to...
Actor Sello Motloung, who died on September 15 at the age of 54, was a devout Catholic. The actor was best-known for his roles in TV series...
By Br Michael Burke CFC – Christian Brother Michael Martin Chalmers, best known for his work with the Catholic Bible Foundation, died on May 18 at the...
Conrad Burke: 1946-2024 Obituary by Günther Simmermacher To South African television viewers in the 1990s, Conrad Burke was best known as a news reporter, instantly recognisable by...
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