The Catholic Chuch in South Africa has a rich history of suppression and opposition in South Africa – so from the first Mass said around 1487 till today when we are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the South African Catholic Church – we also celebrate the lives of those who built the faith in SA.
South Africa’s Catholic Church Heritage Read Post »
A US bishop vigorously defended Jesuit Father James Martin when a prominent seminary cancelled an invitation it had extended to the well-known author
Bishop defends Jesuit Father James Martin after Seminary Snub Read Post »
A document released by Pope Francis that gives bishops’ conferences greater power in introducing liturgical texts will have no immediate impact on the current English missal but will facilitate the approval of translations into South Africa’s other languages, according to the bishop responsible for liturgy in Southern Africa.
Mass Translations: Bishops Can Now Approve Them Read Post »
South Africa’s Catholic university, St Augustine College, has been invited by the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) to join an initiative that, through the Vatican’s new Department for Promoting Integral Human Development, will provide support to papal diplomacy on important global issues.
St Augustine’s College Joins Elite Group of Catholic Universities Read Post »
Sacred Heart Novices Five novices of the Sacred Heart Priests Order, made their first religious professions at Sacred Heart parish
Sacred Heart Priest Novices Read Post »
US columnist Tony Magliano gives us a background to the Israeli-Palestine conflict and the injustices that have been occurring for too many years.
50 years of Israeli Occupation – Enough is Enough! Read Post »
The worst sin of all is not trusting in God’s infinite love and not believing that God is always waiting for his sinning children to return to him, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Worst sin is doubting God waits for all sinners to convert Read Post »
Stephen Selbourne – To experience growth in all areas of Church life, I suggest that every priest take a seminarian or two under his wing—a Timothy if you will – not for the last six months of his training but even earlier.
All Priests Need a “Timothy” Read Post »
Pope Francis has endorsed an approach of “zero tolerance” toward all members of the church guilty of sexually abusing minors or vulnerable adults. The pope said he has decided whoever has been proven guilty of abuse has no right to an appeal, and he will never grant a papal pardon – meaning that the offending priest or bishop will be laicised or similar.
Pope: Zero Tolerance For Abusers – They’ll Be Laicised Read Post »
