New bishop for South Africa
Pope Francis has appointed an Oblate priest as coadjutor bishop of Mariannhill. Fr Neil Frank OMI, 55, is the current provincial of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
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Botswana Joy Over Bishop, Archbishop
Botswana has a new bishop and a new archbishop. Pope Francis has appointed 71-year-old Fr Anthony Pascal Rebello SVD as bishop of the diocese of Francistown,...
Jwara named new archbishop of Durban
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara CMM as new archbishop of Durban to succeed Cardinal Wilfrid Napier. The 64-year old bishop has headed the vicariate...
Former Miss SA/Bank Executive to Present Little Eden Memorial Lecture
Little Eden Society’s third annual Danny & Domitilla Hyams Memorial Lecture will be presented by former Miss South Africa and chief executive of Standard Bank Wealth South...
Portuguese Community Gears Up for Blessing of the Fleet
The Portuguese Cultural and Welfare Centre of Cape Town will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of its annual Blessing of the Fishing Fleet, a traditional community festival,...
Churches Condemn Gauteng Street Violence
The violent acts, and burning and looting of business premises, mostly owned by migrants, in city centres and townships in Gauteng, have left the country in shock....
SA Doctors Refuse to Do Abortions
Despite efforts by pro-choice advocates to expand the number of abortion clinics in South Africa, doctors in the country are largely unwilling to perform the procedure. One...
Anglican Primate Hails Ignatian Exercises
Any Christian who has done the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola “can never give up hope”, because in these exercises “we encounter the incarnational Christ”, Anglican...
Fake Priest: The Full Story
How a fake ‘priest conned the local Church… A Durban parish is traumatised after a man who passed himself off as a Catholic priest in three South...
J&P’s Tavern Project Hailed At SA Conference
THE Tavern Project against gender-based violence which has been spearheaded by Justice & Peace in Klerksdorp diocese was one of the models showcased at the ninth South...
Catholics Called to Join Winterhoop Giving
Catholic parishes around the country are being invited to participate in a major national programme to help the poor in the colder months. Every year for 17...
Students Pack 25 000 Meals for Rise Against Hunger
Senior school students at CBC St John’s Parklands in Cape Town helped pack 25 000 meals for Rise Against Hunger at Table Bay Mall. Three students and...
