Pope: Following Jesus is a Daily Choice
The choice to follow God in life is not just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity but a decision that is made every day, Pope Francis said. Christians truly encounter Jesus through concrete events in life that...
Category: Religious Life
Franciscan House in Hilton Opens!
Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban, assisted by Franciscan provincial Fr Siphelele Paulos Gwanisheni, opened and blessed Franciscan House in Hilton. (Submitted by Fr Sekabata Solomon Mphela OFM) More Stories: New Jesuit Superior: The Impossible is Possible Vincentians: Charity is...
Capuchin Sisters Celebrated Marian Feast with Archbishop
Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town comes yearly to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the Capuchin Sisters of Swellendam, and parishioners from St Mary’s in George, St Patrick’s in Swellendam,...
Call for Africa to Aid Holy Land Christians
A Pretoria Franciscan has called on his confrères throughout Africa to set up local commissaries of the Holy Land. At present, the South African commissary is the only one on the continent. Its head,...
Sister Wendy Beckett, Art Critic and British TV star, Dies at Age 88
Sister Wendy Beckett, who gained fame in the 1990s for television shows and books explaining art, died in Norfolk, England, at the age of 88. She has been widely described as both an unlikely...
Superiors to Women Religious: Report Abuse
The International Union of Superiors General (USIG) has called on women religious who have suffered abuse to come forward and report it to their congregations and Church and state authorities. “If the union...
Holy Cross Sister Ainé Hughes Birthday!
Holy Cross Sister Ainé Hughes cuts her 70th birthday cake at a surprise lunch held for her at the Holy Cross Sisters’ School in Belville, Cape Town. With her is Sr Kizita Makanda. (Submitted by...
Sr Bernadette Mtimkulu Recalls Her Life of 100 Years
Sr Bernadette Mtimkulu CPS of Mthatha has been a professed nun for almost 70 years and will turn 100 on November 26. Sr Mary Florence Sitwala cps looks at Sr Bernadette’s long life of...
After Eight Years, Jo’burg Priest is Coming Home
Fr Michael Seheri, of the archdiocese of Johannesburg, has lived in Italy since June 2010. He successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “The Abrahamic Covenant: A Study From a Canonical Perspective”, at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (or Santa Croce).
New Franciscan Novices Received!
South African and Zimbabwean Franciscans were received in Zimbabwe as novices by Friar Fanuel Magwidi, a member of the Zimbabwean Franciscan council. Novice master Friar Thomas and Friar Solomon Mphela, vicar-provincial and secretary of...
Course Offered to Help Live Out Prayer Life
The Prayer and Life Workshops programme—labelled as “a more vibrant and active presentation of Jesus, with greater adaptation to the necessities of today’s societies and what people really need”—will be offered to parishes in Cape Town next year.
Rest in Peace Sr Agathana Trinkl FNS
Franciscan Nardini Sister Melinda Seiler and Benedictine Brother Bernard Pachner, followed by Fr Francis Sibusiso Zulu, lead the procession from Inkamana Abbey to the graveside following the Requiem Mass for Sr Agathana Trinkl FNS,...
