Church / Community pictures / Religious Life
by Tamar SC · Published October 19, 2019 · Last modified October 18, 2019
The Augustinian Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus celebrated the religious profession of their sisters at St John’s parish in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal. Sr Nontobeko Buthelezi (left), who professed her first vows, and Sr Vumile...
Christian Living / Church / Erin Carelse / Ethics & Human Dignity / Religious Life
by Erin Carelse · Published October 12, 2019 · Last modified October 10, 2019
By Sheila Pires & Erin Carelse – A group of Southern African nuns from different congregations has released a graphic mandala — a circular spiritual design — in response to the recent violence, disrespect for...
Christian Living / Church / Education / Faith Life / Religious Life
by asiel · Published October 10, 2019
Innocentia Vilakazi, a facilitator at the Salesians’ Don Bosco Educational Projects (DBEP) in Ennerdale, Johannesburg, is among a small cohort of women welders in South Africa — thanks to God. She qualified in 2013...
Church / Human Rights / Pope Francis / Religious Life
by CNS · Published October 2, 2019 · Last modified September 29, 2019
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis called on more religious orders of men and women, as well as foundations and benefactors, to get involved and help an international network of women religious in the fight...
Church / Death / Religious Life
by Kilian SC · Published September 30, 2019 · Last modified September 27, 2019
By Sr Annemarie Niehsen SAC – Pallottine Sister Mary Virginia Fredericks died on August 14 at the age of 91. Born Magdalena Fredericks in George on August 25, 1928, she was the youngest sibling...
Church / Death / Religious Life
by Admin · Published September 28, 2019 · Last modified September 26, 2019
Dominican Sister Mannes Fourie died on July 30 at the age of 91. Born a twin on March 3, 1928, to Emma and Stephan Fourie, she was named Dorethea Wilhelmina. Emma died when Dorethea...
Church / Education / Religious Life
by Tamar SC · Published September 23, 2019 · Last modified September 19, 2019
Holy Rosary School in Edenvale, Johannesburg, turned 79, and paid tribute to founder Bishop Joseph Shanahan and the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary who came to South Africa from Ireland. Primary school pupils visited the Holy Rosary...
Church / Crisis / Global Issues / Human Rights / Religious Life
by CNS · Published September 17, 2019 · Last modified September 15, 2019
By Valentine Iwenwanne – Fatima Atewe, a single mother, knew it would be hard work, but she was excited to start a new job loading bricks into delivery trucks, earning as much as $27 a...
by Jael SC · Published September 13, 2019 · Last modified September 12, 2019
Sr Marian Moriarty was born on 25 June 1948 in Killkorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland, the eldest of five siblings. Her secondary education was at Loreto, Killarney after which she entered the Novitiate in Loreto...
Twenty members from the various Salesian communities in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Eswatini and Lesotho — which make up the AFM Salesian province — gathered at Bosco Youth Centre in Walkerville, south of Johannesburg, for...
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...
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