Mental Health: STOP the Stigma
Klerksdorp has become the second South African diocese after Johannesburg to embrace the mental health ministry as an integral part of its pastoral activities. This was made...
Pastoral Care
Altar-Servers Association Sports Day in Pretoria!
The Altar-Servers Association in the archdiocese of Pretoria held a sports day at the Christian Brothers College (CBC) Mount Edmund in Pretoria on Saturday. The Southern Cross...
How to Make the Church Accountable
Pope Francis says the Church must be exemplary and beyond reproach, especially on the part of those who hold important roles of responsibility. Patrick Kelly proposes a...
The Long Journey of Grief
Grief has been described as “a journey of heartache and deep sadness that no one can prepare themselves for until it happens”. A Catholic parish in Johannesburg...
Bishop of Kokstad: Tulani Victor Mbuyisa
In June, the diocese of Kokstad got a new bishop. Maurizio Langa CMM spoke with Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa. In the 1970s, eChibini wasn’t known for its beauty....
Fr Zemede Ashebo visits the Ethiopian and Eritrean Catholic Community in South Africa
Ethiopian Priest Fr Zemede Ashebo, Rector of St Mary Major Seminary of Sodo And Hosanna Vicariates, visited the Ethiopian and Eritrean Catholic Community in South Africa from...
Bible Graduates Alumni Reunion at Mater Dei Pastoral Centre, Mokopane
By Mashadi Mathosa – Mater Dei Pastoral Centre in Mokopane is known for its innovation and creativity in organising courses and programmes in the diocese of Polokwane....
German bishop: Pastoral ministers must get training about dementia
By CNS – Dealing with dementia should be an integral part of the training and further education of pastoral ministers, said Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, deputy president of...
Putting Down a Sleeping Toddler at Communion?
Question: At Mass, my daughter’s three-year-old child was asleep in her arms when she went up to receive Communion. There the Eucharistic minister insisted that she put...
Pope to Bishops: Share God’s love, don’t just lament lack of faith
By Cindy Wooden – Bishops and others in the Catholic Church often lament the declining number of Christians, but rarely do they examine their own behavior and...
