How the Catholic Church Helped Grow Coffee Culture
Coffee originated in Africa, spread to the Arabian Peninsula, and eventually became popular across Europe — with the help of...
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Mass Readings: 25 January – 1 February, 2026
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday January 25, 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 8: 23,...
Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life’s First Communication Workshop
By Fr Vaclav Klement – On January 17, at the newly-opened Salesian Provincial House in Booysens, Johannesburg, 28 men and...
What the Pope Said This Week
Jason Scott’s weekly review of Pope Leo XIV’s audiences – Friday, 9 January: Address to the Diplomatic Corps In his...
Vatican completes official mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for papal basilica
By OSV News – The Vatican has completed the official mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV, continuing a centuries-old tradition...
Maria Mabasotho bids farewell to Fr Clement Tampane and welcomes Fr Pascalis Pali Pitso
By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – The Maria Mabasotho Oblate Pastoral Centre, located within the Archdiocese of Maseru, has appointed a new...
Archdiocese of Bloemfontein Marks 75 Years
By Kati Djiane – The Catholic Church in South Africa entered a deeply symbolic and historic season on Sunday, 11 January...
God’s Love: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Second Sunday In Ordinary Time – Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word...
From Our Vaults 104 Years Ago: January 28, 1922
Death of Pope Benedict XV Pope Benedict XV died on January 22 at the age of 67. “The short seven...
