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Kokstad Diocese Celebrates 100 Years of ‘Community Serving Humanity’

by Sheila Pires | Mar 19, 2024 | Uncategorized

‘Community Serving Humanity’ was the theme chosen for the centenary anniversary of Kokstad Diocese Cathedral. Thousands of faithful dressed in green joined the parade on Sunday, March 17, the Solemnity of St Patrick to celebrate the one hundred years of ‘community...

Sr Munzhedzi OP:” Pilgrimages are meant to promote devotion to Blessed Daswa”

by Sheila Pires | Mar 7, 2024 | Uncategorized

The annual pilgrimages to Tshitanini in Tzaneen Diocese are meant to “promote devotion” to South African Martyr Blessed Tshimangadzo Samuel Benedict Daswa, says the promoter for the cause of sainthood. In a conversation with the Southern African Catholic Bishops...

Bishop Vanqa to young people: “Our God is the God of second chances”

by Sheila Pires | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized

Bishop Siphiwo Paul Vanqa has encouraged young people to return to the Lord as “our God is the God of second chances.” In his address to hundreds of youths and young adults from Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa gathered in Tshitanini, Tazeen Diocese for the second...

Bishop Rodrigues: On Feast Day, Church Remembers Blessed Daswa the “Farmer”

by Sheila Pires | Feb 2, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Bishop of Tzaneen Diocese says the theme for the Feast Day of Blessed Tshimangadzo Samuel Benedict Daswa is ‘Blessed Daswa the Farmer.’ The theme “of the feast day this year is Blessed Daswa the farmer. We know that he was a teacher, he was a principal of a...

Mgr. Paviša Thanks SACBC for “Support shown to the Apostolic Nunciature”

by Sheila Pires | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

In his address to members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Apostolic Nunciature in South Africa expressed gratitude for the “support shown to the Apostolic Nunciature.” “First of all, I would like to...

Invoke the Holy Spirit “to guide us as we begin our plenary session”: Archbishop Mpambabi

by Sheila Pires | Jan 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

In his homily at the Opening Mass of the Holy Spirit held at St John Vianney Seminary, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bloemfontein called on members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) to invoke the Holy Spirit to guide them as they begin the...
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