23 May – Rosary for the end to the pandemic from the Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape, Canada

by Phuti Makgabo | May 23, 2021 | MAY ROSARY MARATHON

Prayer Intention – For all law enforcement and military personnel and for all firefightersLive on Vatican News @ 18:00Historical SummaryOur Lady of the Cape Shrine is Canada’s National Shrine to Our Blessed Mother.  It is located at Trois-Rivières, in the district of...

22 May – Rosary for the end to the pandemic from the Shrine of Montserrat, Spain

by Phuti Makgabo | May 22, 2021 | MAY ROSARY MARATHON

Prayer Intention – For all volunteersLive on Vatican News @ 18:00 In researching the origins of the ‘Our Lady of Montserrat’ statue, it was found in the literature that the original statue dates back to 50 AD, having been carved by St. Luke while he lived in...

The 26th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

by Phuti Makgabo | May 21, 2021 | News, Pope

On the 21 May 2021 at Midday, the Press Office of the Holy See in the Bollettino released the documents which announced the upcoming Synod of Bishops and elaborated how it is going to take place. The celebration of the Synod of Bishops will take place in Rome in...

21 May – Rosary for the end to the pandemic from the Shrine of OUR LADY OF NAGASAGI, Japan

by Phuti Makgabo | May 21, 2021 | MAY ROSARY MARATHON

Prayer Intention – For all social workers. Live on Vatican News @ 18:00 THE STORY OF THE MADONNA OF NAGASAKIShintoism and Buddhism are the majority religions of Japan. Catholicism arrived with Francis Xavier in 1549. This was the beginning of what is now known as...

The Archbishop of Cape Town’s statement on the current violence in the Holy Land

by Phuti Makgabo | May 20, 2021 | Bishop Statements, News

Archbishop Stephen Brislin, in his capacity as the Catholic Archbishop of Cape Town has released a statement regarding the current violence in Israel and Palestine. Although Archbishop Brislin is releasing this statement in his capacity as the bishop of Cape Town he...