Catholic Missionary Priest Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Catholic missionary priest in Madagascar known for serving the poor living on a landfill has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Fr Pedro Opeka,...
Category: Priests
Simplicity and Tenacity: Spirit of the Swiss Missionaries of Bethlehem (SMB)
By Fr Peter Chimombe Fr Pius Baettig, Fr Joseph Haag and Fr Alois Graff, Rest in Peace In January 2021 Fr Pius Baettig (SMB) was called to...
Fr Hermanus Swartz, Rest in Peace
By Fr Dennis Ongansie CO Fr Hermanus ‘Manie’ Swartz – 11 March 1969 – 11 December 2020 On the evening of 11 December 2020 the news of...
Fr Brian Colin Williams, Rest in peace
By Fr Dennis Ongansie CO Father Brian Colin Williams – 30 July 1963 – 21 December 2020 Since the moment that the sad news of Fr Brian...
Fr Ronald Cairns, Rest in Peace
By OMI Southern Africa OMISA mourns the death of another of its stalwarts, Fr Ronald Hascott Cairns. Fr Ronnie died on 6 February, aged 74, after being...
Catholic Priest Who Died Twice Gives Thanks For Coronavirus Recovery
In March 2020, Fr Michael Stack was looking forward to retiring after years of exhausting priestly ministry. He had served for almost a quarter-century as a chaplain...
Fr Lawrence Ndlovu: Profile of a Poet-Priest
Fr Lawrence Mduduzi Ndlovu is a young priest who lives out his love of the faith, the arts, music and leadership to the fullest. DALUXOLO MOLOANTOA spoke to...
Tribute to Mgr Paul Nadal
Last week the much-loved Mgr Paul Nadal of Durban died at the age of 88. Here SYDNEY DUVAL, his friend of more than 60 years, pays tribute...
Burkina Faso: Bishop mourns death of missing priest
The body of a priest was discovered in a remote forest in Burkina Faso four days after he was declared missing. “It is with deep sorrow that...
Light in Silent Darkness: Paintings by Deafblind Rabbi-Priest
A book of paintings by a South African priest who is deaf and blind has been published, marking the 50th anniversary of his ordination. Redemptorist Father Cyril...
Priest, parishioner among casualties in Madrid explosion
By Junno Arocho Esteves – A young priest ordained only six months ago was among the casualties of an explosion at a parish centre in Madrid. The...
Another priest missing in Burkina Faso
A Catholic bishop in Burkina Faso is asking for prayers after the disappearance of another priest, whose vehicle was found abandoned earlier this week. Father Rodrigue Sanon,...
