Spanish Cardinal Amigo Vallejo dies at 87
By Carol Glatz- Spanish Cardinal Carlos Amigo Vallejo, a medical student turned Franciscan and a much-loved archbishop of Seville, died in Spain on April 27 at the...
Category: Obituaries
Fr Peter Lafferty CSSp Memorial at Maris Stella School
Maris Stella School had a memorial service for the repose of the soul of Fr Peter Lafferty C.S.Sp, former chaplain to the school. He had served Maris...
Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan Dies at 95
By CNS – Italian Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, a former nuncio to the United States and the retired head of the Vatican investment office, died March 5 at...
Radio Veritas’ Colin Yorke dead at 80
Veteran Radio Veritas broadcaster Colin Yorke has died at the age of 80. The co-presenter of the morning “Matins” show died peacefully in his sleep in the...
Poitier’s roles put civil rights issues on the big screen
By Mark Pattison – For someone who was raised Catholic, Sidney Poitier left a mark on the Catholic world. Much of it has to do with his...
Spanish Cardinal Álvarez Martínez dies at 96
By CNS – After Spanish Cardinal Francisco Álvarez Martínez died at the age of 96, Pope Francis offered his condolences to the Archdiocese of Toledo at the loss...
Fr Obed Tlhalefang Ramoipone Rest in Peace
By Fr Mathibela Sebothoma – I was so sad to hear about the passing of Fr Obed Tlhalefang Ramoipone of Pretoria. It was even more devastating to know...
The Desmond Tutu we knew in England
The family of Michael Piercy, who lives in Whitby, northern England, knew Desmond and Leah Tutu in the 1950s. Here he shares some memories of the later...
Tutu: The Catholic Connection
South Africa’s most famous cleric was an Anglican, but Archbishop Desmond Tutu had many ties to the Catholic faith, as Günther Simmermacher points out. Archbishop Desmond Tutu,...
RIP Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Like so many in the world, we received the news of the death of Archbishop Tutu with great sadness. On behalf of Archbishop Stephen Brislin who is...
Pope, SA Clergy Pay Tribute to Desmond Tutu
By Bronwen Dachs – Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s compassion and sense of humour, as well as his commitment to justice and processes of peace, were among the...
Fr Michael D’Annucci: Martyr of Charity
On December 8 we will mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of Fr Michael D’Annucci. Daluxolo Moloantoa looks at the Stigmatine priest’s life and legacy. A phone call...
