Church / Parish Life / Women and the Church
by Admin · Published August 20, 2019 · Last modified August 19, 2019
Several speakers are lined up for a Women’s month event at Rivonia parish in Johannesburg on August 24. The event, hosted as a fundraiser by the parish’s Catholic Women’s League, takes as its theme,...
A parish in the archdiocese of Pretoria is offering a healing retreat weekend. The retreat from August 23-25 is offered by Good Shepherd parish in Meerhof, Hartbeespoort, at the Good Shepherd Retreat Centre. Led...
Catholic Women’s League members of St Francis Xavier parish in Bluff, Durban, spent a Saturday morning having tea and cake with priests at Sabbon House, the retirement home for Oblates. (Submitted by Nickole Whittock)...
Church / Erin Carelse / Parish Life
by Erin Carelse · Published August 13, 2019 · Last modified August 12, 2019
A Johannesburg Catholic sees her nomination as a Mrs Africa 2020 finalist as an opportunity to empower and inspire other women. Laurentina “Lolo” Nkamankeng, a businesswoman from St Francis of Assisi parish in Yeoville,...
Benedict Daswa / Church / Parish Life
by Admin · Published August 6, 2019 · Last modified August 2, 2019
By Mmachuba Innocentia Phasha – It was 6:00 at Burgersdorp church. I realised that I was the only woman in our group of five who were going to make the walking pilgrimage of 169km...
Bishops / Church / Parish Life
by Tamar SC · Published August 5, 2019 · Last modified August 1, 2019
Bishop Vincent Zungu of Port Elizabeth joined East London deanery youth in celebrating Youth Day with Mass at St Patrick’s parish in Berea. Following Mass, the youth, parents, clergy and missionaries enjoyed a family...
The youth choir of St Kevin’s church in Windvogel, Port Elizabeth, hosted a “pudding afternoon” to raise funds to design and manufacture T-shirts for young people, to make them more visible in the parish...
At St Lawrence’s Catholic church in Delft, Cape Town, 17 children celebrated their First Communion on the feast of Corpus Christi. The youngsters are pictured with Fr Telford Bray and their catechists. (Submitted by...
Abuse / Church / Erin Carelse / Ethics & Human Dignity / Parish Life
by Erin Carelse · Published July 18, 2019 · Last modified July 15, 2019
A workshop on healing memories produced tangible results, according to participants. They spoke after attending a Durban archdiocese Justice & Peace (J&P) “Healing of Memories” weekend workshop for some 15 mothers and daughters at Mariannhill’s...
Saint Patrick’s church in La Rochelle, Johannesburg, celebrated the blessing of its new stained glass windows and the unveiling of its plaque of sponsors. Bishop Duncan Tsoke, auxiliary of Johannesburg, led the celebration of...
Auxiliary Bishop Duncan Tsoke with the youth of the church of the Resurrection in Dawn Park, Boksburg, Johannesburg archdiocese, on Pentecost Sunday. (Submitted by Modjadji Motupa) More Stories: Bishop Vincent Zungu at at St...
The youth of St Therese’s parish in Edenvale, Johannesburg, joined the Our Lady of Fatima pilgrimage walk in Malvern. (Back from left) Sibusiso and Seles, with (middle from left) Simone, Kirsten, Miranda, Cassandra, Trista, Kaylee...
