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		<title>800 Year Jubilee of St Francis of Assisi</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Kati Dijane &#8211; As the Church marks 800 years since the passing of Saint Francis of Assisi, this Jubilee [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[A series on the lives of saints created by award-winning director Martin Scorsese is finally coming to South African TV [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[By Kati Dijane &#8211; More than 3 000 young people gathered at the Mother of Mercy Shrine in Magaliesburg on Saturday, 21 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Today is the Feast of St Joseph, husband of Mary and foster father of Jesus. He is the patron of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[On March 17, much of the world turns green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Günther Simmermacher looks at the life [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Servant of God Eulalia Mokhosi is celebrated</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Bokang Tsoanamatsie &#8211; The Diocese of Mohale&#8217;s Hoek, under the leadership of Bishop John Joale Tlhomola SCP, celebrated Mass [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>St Frances of Rome: The Reluctant Wife who Became a Saint</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When 13-year-old Frances of Rome was told to get married, she thought God called her to be a nun. But [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How a Lie Killed a Saint: St Oliver Plunkett</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Jason Scott &#8211; In 1681, St Oliver Plunkett was executed in England after a devious priest spread a vicious [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>10 Years after Beatification: How is the Daswa Sainthood Cause Going?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gunther Simmermacher]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, the South African Church rejoiced as Bl Benedict Daswa was beatified. A decade later, Günther Simmermacher asked [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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