Apostleship of The Sea Becomes ‘Stella Maris’ In Its 100th Year
By Cindy Wooden – As the maritime industry is struggling with the impact of Covid-19 and hundreds of thousands of...
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Pope Reaches Out To Seafarers Stuck On Ships Or Without Work
By Cindy Wooden – As travel restrictions continue in the hope of slowing the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis offered...
Caring for Seafarers in Corona Times
The Covid-19 restrictions have also limited the work of the Apostleship of the Sea, which provides pastoral care to seafarers....
Apostleship of the Sea’s Head on His First Year!
A little over a year ago, Nicholas Barends became the national director of Catholic seafarers’ charity Apostleship of the Sea...
Giving Help after Piracy Trauma
The storming of a cargo ship in the middle of the Thames estuary off the coast of England by heavily...
Fr Rico Talisic is New Ship-Visitor for AoS
Father Rico Talisic, a new ship-visitor in Cape Town, celebrated his first onboard Mass for a group of sailors. Fr...
Vatican Calls for Prayers and Support for Seafarers
The Vatican invited Catholics to pray for the 1,2 million seafarers around the world who work under difficult conditions and...
Nicky Barends: Apostleship of the Sea New Director!
Nicholas Barends was formally commissioned as the national director for Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) by Cape Town’s port...
Port Chaplains to Nourish Sailors’ Faith During Lent
Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) port chaplains in South Africa will help seafarers live out their faith during Lent as they visit the many crews arriving on ships in ports across the country.
