Anti-Crime Priests on Patrol
Two priests who go on regular patrol for their local Neighbourhood Watches are encouraging other priests to take part in such activities to fight crime and as a way of connecting with people of...
Category: Parish Life
Klerksdorp Parishioners Struggle with Doorless Church
A parish in the diocese of Klerksdorp is appealing for help in building a church, so that Mass no longer has to be celebrated in a doorless shelter. The parish of St Joseph and...
Archbishop Slattery: Parishes, Priests – to Action!
Marking his silver jubilee as a bishop, the archbishop of Pretoria urged priests to find the meaning of their vocation in faith, to trust God, to be ministers of the Word, and to have...
Daswa Shrine Blessed in Oudtshoorn
Fr John Atkinson, administrator of Oudtshoorn diocese, blessed a shrine dedicated to Blessed Benedict Daswa, in the garden of the Oratory in Oudtshoorn. (Submitted by Fr L Mostert) More Stories: A Collaboration of Priests...
50 Years for Robin and Jennifer Vezasie!
Robin and Jennifer Vezasie of St Anne’s parish in Sydenham in Durban celebrated their golden jubilee of marriage—50 years to the day they were married at Emmanuel cathedral in 1968 by Fr Joseph Theobald...
Bene Merenti Medal for Pretoria Parishioner
In recognition of her lifetime of service to the Church, 97-year-old Amalia Snyman received from Archbishop William Slattery the Bene Merenti papal medal and certificate in her home parish of Maria Regina in Pretoria....
First Communions at St Francis parish in Richards Bay!
A First Communion Mass was held at St Francis Catholic church in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal. The 24 young communicants are seen with parish priest Fr Bongani Sebastian Xulu and catechist Rachel Chetty. More Stories:...
First Communion at Our Lady of Lourdes, Rivonia
Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Rivonia, Johannesburg, celebrated the First Communion of young members. With the group is their catechist. (Submitted by Cliff Brooke) More Stories: Celebrating First Communion at St Benedict’s Cathedral...
Rosary Rally at St Anthony of Padua, Kraaifontein
St Anthony of Padua church in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, held its third annual rosary rally. Parishioners were joined in the procession by their priest Fr Audecius Tindimwebwa AJ, Fr John Paul Achi CMF of...
Deacons on Retreat!
Permanent deacons and their wives of Witbank/ eMalahleni diocese in Mpumalanga gathered for an annual retreat at the diocesan pastoral centre in Lydenburg/Mashishing with Bishop Joe Sandri MCCJ. More Stories: A Carnival for the Devil: Bad-Mouthing in the...
‘Pretoria’s Catholic Mother Church’ Nears 100 years
By Daluxolo Moloantoa – In two years’ time Pretoria’s oldest black mission will turn 100, and this January the Most Holy Redeemer Mission church in Mmakau Village celebrated its 98 years by looking back at...
Confirmations at Holy Trinity Parish in Midrand!
Six young people were confirmed by Archbishop William Slattery of Pretoria at Holy Trinity parish in Olifantsfontein, Midrand. With the confirmants are parish priest Fr Joseph Puliyikat MSFS and catechist Hope Mlotshwa. (Submitted by...
