Three Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood celebrated their jubilees at Mariannhill. They are (front from left) Srs Amanda Raich (60 years), Eugenia Ntombela (50 years), and Sebalda Kienast (60 years). The celebrating nuns...
Saint Ursula’s School in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, celebrated the diamond jubilees (60 years) of Srs Mara Howe-Watson and Catharine Pearson. Sr Mara joined the Ursuline Order when she was 19 years old, and Sr Catherine...
Sr Helen-Veronica Wagner OP – Oakford Dominican Sister Josephine Robecke died on June 27 at the age of 82. Born on September 6, 1936, to Johannes and Elisabeth Robecke in Sassenberg in the central...
The Redemptorists recently welcomed confrères from Nigeria to become part of the community life and mission of the congregation in South Africa. Of the six new missionaries, some will work in parishes in Cape...
By James Ramos – At the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Jesuit Brother Robert Macke finds his work as the curator of meteorites for the Vatican Observatory – formally founded in 1891...
Church / Religious Life / Women and the Church
by CNS · Published July 22, 2019 · Last modified July 18, 2019
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis named six superiors of women’s religious orders, a consecrated laywoman and the superior of the De La Salle Christian Brothers to be full members of the Congregation for Institutes...
Precious Blood Sister Margaret von Ohr died on June 24 at the convent in Mariannhill at the age of 89. She was born on January 13, 1930, to Caspar and Helene von Ohr in...
The Daughters of St Francis of Assisi in Port Shepstone, Umzimkulu diocese, held a spiritual workshop to share the vision of founding bishop Michael Fleischer CMM. The workshop also heralded the celebration of this...
A documentary on the monastic life in South Africa will be broadcast on SABC 2 on Sunday, July 14 at 11h30. Produced by Patricia Proctor, who also made recent TV documentaries on the saints...
Srs Biddy Rose Tiernan and Shelagh Mary Waspe will deliver their presentation, titled “Sisters (Still) in Arms”, at an event hosted by We Are All Church SA at Rosebank church’s Harry Wilkinson Hall...
Reconciliation “must find expression in the concrete situations of conflict and not just in a pious way of resorting to prayer”, according to the bishop of Mthatha. Preaching at a Mass to celebrate the...
Church / Priests / Religious Life
by Erin Carelse · Published July 3, 2019 · Last modified July 1, 2019
Fr Rayan Robert from India has joined the Carmelite Community in South Africa. Fr Robert, who is well known for his musical talent and preaching ability, will be assisting at the Lumko retreat centre...
