Church / Religious Life / Women and the Church
by asiel · Published December 11, 2018 · Last modified December 10, 2018
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 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 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...
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).
by Kilian SC · Published November 23, 2018 · Last modified November 19, 2018
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...
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.
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,...
Church History / Egan / Religious Life
by Anthony Egan · Published October 25, 2018 · Last modified October 24, 2018
Religious orders and congregations did not just help build the local Church but also the country. Fr Anthony Egan SJ gives a brief history of religious life in Southern Africa. It is almost impossible...
The Capuchin Poor Clares in Swellendam, Western Cape, celebrated the 90th birthday of Sr Maria Ignacio Adams (centre). At a Mass celebrated by Fr Edward Alkaster, the Sisters gave thanks “for the gift Sr...
Six King Dominican Sisters celebrated their 50, 60 and 65 years of religious life at St Mary’s in Johannesburg. All became nuns just before or while Vatican II was unfolding, and have experienced profound changes in...
At the end of the annual Salesian retreat held at Maryland Retreat Centre in Hanover Park, Cape Town, four Salesians in practical training renewed their vows. (From left) Clerics Michael Dean Jackson (South Africa),...
Capuchins are called to be men of peace, reconciliation and prayer and to be close to all people, Pope Francis told members of the order. “You are men who are able to resolve conflicts,...
