Bishop Jan De Groef: The Ecumenist
Addressing the January plenary session of the Southern African Bishops’ Conference, outgoing president Bishop Sithembele Sipuka paid tribute to five...
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Cardinal Napier: 44 Years a Bishop
Addressing the January plenary session of the Southern African Bishops’ Conference, outgoing president Bishop Sithembele Sipuka paid tribute to five...
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka’s Final Address as SACBC President
In his final address as president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha highlighted...
St Sebastian: The Undercover Christian
Name at birth: Sebastianus Born: c.255 AD in Narbo Martius, Gaul (today Narbonne, France) Died: c.288 in Rome Feast: January...
Lisa Faith Augustine: Teaching Faith through Photos
By publishing a book designed to catechise within families, Lisa Faith Augustine combined three of her passions: the Catholic faith,...
A Year of Grace and Growth
Dear Reader, as we enter the Jubilee Year 2025, we might reflect with awe that we are joining our ancestors...
The Holy Innocents: The First Martyrs for Christ
After the Magi let it slip that they were looking for the newborn King of the Jews, the tyrant King...
Christmas Traditions in 3 Countries
GERMANY The BUZZ: In Germany, Santa Claus visits twice: on December 6 in the form of St Nicholas, who places...
The Story behind ‘Away in a Manger’
Günther Simmermacher’s biography of a Christmas carol – Everybody knows the carol “Away In A Manger”, but nobody knows who wrote...
