Feast of the Assumption On the 15th of August we celebrated the Feast of the Assumption. Mary under the title Assumed into Heaven is the Patroness of South Africa. The Assumption was defined as an infallible dogma by Pope Pius XII in 1950—using a combination of Sacred...

Dear Friends Archbishop Sipuka receives the pallium On the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul (29 June) all the new Archbishops from around the world gathered in Rome to receive their palliums from Pope Leo XIV among them was Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka, Archbishop of Cape...

Dear Friends In Defence of Human Dignity, Justice, and Fraternity As the 30 June 2026 deadline for all undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa approaches, we appeal for calm and urge all those involved in antimigration protests to refrain from violence against...

On Sunday June the 7th, Pope Leo XIV presided over a historic, open-air Eucharistic celebration and Corpus Christi procession in Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid. The Mass was a cornerstone event of the pontiff's week-long apostolic journey to Spain. Over a million pilgrims...

Dear Friends Sometimes we feel like the little fellow in the picture. When I was writing the work “fellow” I thought what about the ladies but then remembered that because of a genetic mutation 80% of ginger cats are male and so if I was a betting man there is a...

The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to "hunger" for God. The Pope encouraged people to embrace the "ancient ascetic practice" of abstaining from food, as well as "refraining from words that offend and hurt our...

The Holy Father traditionally writes a letter for the start of Lent, giving certain guidelines for this season of preparation for Easter. Here is a summary of his letter. Overall goal of Lent: Lent is a time in which the Church, invites us to place the mystery of God...

From the January Plenary of the Bishops at Khanya House to the approaching season of Lent, this edition reflects a Church both rooted in tradition and moving steadily toward greater self-reliance. The bishops gathered to assess the life of the Church in our region,...

Archbishop Elect of Cape Town Bishop Sithembele Sipuka Born on 27 April 1960, Bishop Sipuka was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Queenstown on 17 December 1988. He was appointed Bishop of Mthatha on February 8, 2008, and ordained bishop on May 3, 2008. Before his...