What Does Really Matter in Life?
What really matters in the measure of a life? A few weeks ago, I attended the funeral of a 95-year old lady. It was a quiet affair, attended by a few of her family...
Southern Africa's Catholic Weekly
Pope: Church Must Learn How to Speak to Young People
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Too often when Catholics try to talk to young people about vocational discernment, “it’s as if we were speaking Esperanto to them, because they don’t understand a thing,” Pope Francis...
Guide Believers To True Faith
By Lionel Fynn – The right to religious freedom has led to a diversity of religious denominations in South Africa — and that multiplicity has resulted in abuses, with religious leaders manipulating the faith...
Catholic Men’s Forum 5th Anniversary
The Catholic Men’s Forum held its fifth anniversary celebration on Africa Day at the cathedral of Christ the King in Johannesburg. The theme for the 2019 conference was “Men’s response to mitigate violence against...
Fr John Selemela Installed as Rector of St John Vianney Seminary!
Fr John Masilo Selemela (right) was officially installed as rector of St John Vianney Seminary in Waterkloof, Pretoria, by Bishop Vincent Zungu of Port Elizabeth. He is congratulated by Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha,...
Vatican and South Africa Mark 25 years of Diplomatic Ties
Honouring the 25 years since South Africa’s first democratic elections, South African ambassador to the Holy See George Johannes, a Catholic, organised a special evening in the Vatican. Joining the celebration were Archbishop Stephen...
Catholic Soccer Star Wants to Score Big for SA
Thembi Kgatlana is a star player for the national women’s team, known as Banyana Banyana. The centre-forward from Johannesburg’s West Rand is a parishioner of Our Lady of Africa in Mohlakeng township. The 23-year-old,...
Bishop Giuseppe Sandri of Witbank Dies at 72
Bishop Giuseppe Sandri of Witbank will be remembered as a fine pastor with an irrepressible sense of humour. Bishop Sandri died at the age of 72 on Ascension Thursday, May 30, at Midstream Mediclinic...
Spirit’s Searing Grace Can Hurt and Heal
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton – An archbishop from Australia has unwittingly provided us with something to think about on Pentecost Sunday. As president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of...
What You Need to Know About Pentecost
We look at the origin, meaning, and practice of the Church’s second-most important liturgical feast. This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, the second-greatest feast of the liturgical year (after Easter). It concludes the Easter...
Pentecost Sunday Reflection
There are three great epochs marked in Sacred Scripture that are heralded by God’s Holy Spirit at work within creation. At the genesis of the history of creation, God breaths the Word that becomes...
Bishop: Evangelisation Comes from Testimony of Daily Lives
Members of the Neocatechumenal Way (NCW) movement gathered for a national meeting in Port Elizabeth. Participants included the team responsible for Southern Africa and all the missionary families and priests who carry on the...
