Church / Death / Religious Life
by Tamar SC · Published November 17, 2019 · Last modified November 14, 2019
By Shirley Juan – Sister Mary Carmel Collins of Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, died on September 18 at the age of 88. Born Mary Philomena Collins on August 9, 1931, in Castlehaven in County Cork, Ireland,...
Abortion / Church / Church History / Church Teaching
by Admin · Published November 16, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
This month marks the 23rd anniversary of parliament voting to legalise abortion. Paul De Marco reflects on why the killing of the unborn is intolerable to Catholics. Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you....
Christian Living / Church / Parish Life
by Tamar SC · Published November 16, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
Children from St Patrick’s church in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, celebrated their diverse cultures together with parish priest Fr Jorge Guerra. (Submitted by Dominique Byrne) More Stories: A Carnival for the Devil: Bad-Mouthing in the...
Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published November 15, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has been appointed the new chair of the National Church Leaders’ Consultation. Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town has stepped down...
Church / Fr John Allen Green / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published November 15, 2019 · Last modified November 18, 2019
Truth is hard to bear! Yes, Jesus, the truth does set us free; but we also know from experience that first, that truth is going to P … us off! The truth of the...
When we pray Christianity’s most important single prayer – The Our Father – do we really attempt to understand and meditate upon the challenge of its words – especially “thy kingdom come”? What is...
Charity / Christmas / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published November 14, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
Operation Christmas Love (OCL), a project created by Christian organisation Mission Without Borders (MWB), is looking to put together and distribute Christmas boxes for thousands of poor families in Eastern Europe. “Each year as...
by Erin Carelse · Published November 14, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
A Catholic Charismatic prayer group from two parishes is gearing up to host its first healing and deliverance conference in Cape Town in December. The guest speakers will be Sacred Heart Father Joseph Wilson...
Arinze Joseph Ani / Church / Crisis / Priests
by Ani Arinze · Published November 14, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
Killings have spread in most of Nigeria’s regions, originating from the nation’s northern part, since the emergence of the terrorism of the Islamic Boko Haram sect. Alarmingly, in certain regions people no longer see...
As part of Radio Veritas’ 20th birthday celebrations, the station will open up the airwaves to sodalities for the whole day on Tuesday, November 26. In what the station calls the “Radio Veritas Fun...
Officials and staff members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) head office in Pretoria enjoyed special visits on successive days. Visiting the new Khanya House in Waterkloof for the first time were Archbishop...
Bishops / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published November 13, 2019 · Last modified November 8, 2019
The Catholic Church is among the 33 faith-based organisations that will help handle the Motsepe Foundation’s R100 million job-creation fund, according to Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg. The archbishop attended the initial meeting of...
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