Celebrating First Communion at St Benedict’s Cathedral !
First Communion at St Benedict’s cathedral in Eshowe diocese in KwaZulu-Natal.
Category: Sacraments
The Seal of Confession Cannot Continue
Paul Lensen, Cape Town – As a practising Catholic, I am deeply saddened by our Church’s continued assertion that it remains above the law of the country in which it serves. If a person...
Why Confession Seal Cannot be Broken
Calls are getting louder for the seal of the confessional in the sacrament of reconciliation to be loosened to compel a priest to report confessions of sexual abuse to the civil authorities. The Catholic...
Why Church Law Forbids Violating the Seal of Confession
The seal of confession is so important and sacred that a priest would be automatically excommunicated under canon law for directly revealing the contents of a confession. The sacramental seal is absolutely inviolable and...
Nyolohelo Church in Sebokeng Confirmation!
Nyolohelo church in Sebokeng, Johannesburg archdiocese, celebrated the confirmation of young members of the parish. The celebrants were Archbishop Buti Tlhagale and Nyolohelo parish priest Fr Simphiwe Kheswa OFM. (Photo: Tankiso Nyelele) More Stories:...
First Holy Communion at St Mary’s Cathedral!
First communicants at St Mary’s cathedral in Cape Town hold up their cupcakes at the tea after the ceremony. The Communion Mass was celebrated by Fr Celestine Okekeofojebe with Deacon Stephen Armstrong. (Submitted by...
Bishop Victor Phalana: Further on the Rules of Inter-Communion
With the Church in Germany having launched the debate about Communion for non-Catholics, BISHOP VICTOR PHALANA notes that the Southern African Church dealt with the question many years ago, and explains what the rules...
First Communions at St Peter Claver in Soweto!
St Peter Claver parish in Pimville, Soweto, celebrated the First Communion of young members during a Mass said by parish priest Fr Tom Segami OMI. (Photo: Sello Mokoka) More Stories: Can I receive the...
When May Non-Catholics Receive Communion?
While some German bishops have decided that non-Catholic spouses of Catholics may receive Communion in individual cases according to pastoral needs, inter-Communion in Southern Africa is governed by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s “Directory on Ecumenism”, which was approved by the Holy See and released in 2003.
40 Children Receive First Communion at St Ninian’s Parish, Kuils River
Forty children celebrated their First Communion at St Ninian’s parish in Kuils River, Cape Town, with parish priest Fr Raphael Thomas. Their catechists were Magdalene and Leslie Selbourne. (Submitted by Cemelia Walbrugh) More Stories:...
20 Confirmed at St John Bosco, Robertsham in Johannesburg!
Twenty young people were confirmed at St John Bosco parish in Robertsham, Johannesburg, by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale and parish priest Fr John Thompson SDB. (Submitted by KM Luk) More Stories: Can I receive the Eucharist twice...
How Understandings of the Sacraments Differ
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the sacraments are perceptible signs (words and actions) accessible to our human nature. By the action of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, they make present efficaciously the grace that they signify (1084).
