15 Jan 2018
It’s happening – because you’ve helped to make it happen The outstation of Hopewell may be appropriately named, in the people’s sustained hope that they would get a new church to replace the old building which for so long has been falling apart. You...
15 Jan 2018
The process of appointing a new Bishop and Archbishop With Cardinal Napier’s successor likely to be stepping into his shoes in the first half of this year, you may wish to know how such a replacement is chosen. The South African Nuncio will collect names put up by the...
15 Jan 2018
They waited 13 years for the first Mass in their Church As far back as 1998, Father Albert Sithole led the drive to provide a church for the Catholics at Ezimangweni, a community where people were too poor to afford the transport to Matikwe Mission. A legal purchase...
15 Jan 2018
A visit from Mission friends, Nancy and Robert When Nancy and Robert from Florida, USA, requested a visit to one of the Missions, they came bearing gifts. There were towels and wash cloths from the ladies of the Columbiettes, rosaries and blankets which had been...
10 Nov 2017
New terrace garden honours Monsignor Paul Nadal Durban’s inner city now has a splash of green at the Denis Hurley Centre, with the opening of the Paul Nadal Garden on the upper terrace. Paddy Kearney, one of the main inspirations behind the development of the centre...
18 Sep 2017
School choirs present “A song for world peace” On Wednesday 20 September five Durban Catholic Schools will participate in our annual senior choir concert at the Emmanuel Cathedral. They will present a special one-off early-evening concert of much-loved...
6 Sep 2017
Pictured: Bongmusa Mthembu is seen wearing his white rosary on the road to winning his first Comrades in 2014. (Photo: Kierran Allen) Top athlete overcomes poverty and hardship through the grace of God [Source: The Southern Cross, 5 September 2017] Bongmusa Mthembu,...
1 Sep 2017
Photo (by Illa Thompson): Their dream of the Dalton Clinic comes true: Craig Roodt (Container World), Mary Ann Carpenter (DHC Clinic Co-ordinator), Councillor Lelo Zuma, Cardinal Napier and Eurakha Singh (eThekwini Area Based Management) Denis Hurley Centre Clinic...
3 Aug 2017
Cardinal Napier encourages young people to attend Mini World Youth Day In a message to young Catholics on the Mini World Youth Day website, His Eminence, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier encouraged the youth to participate as fully as possible in the event, which will be...
19 Jun 2017
World Refugee Day Tues 20 June is designated by the UN as World Refugee Day. Our Durban inner city is home to many who have fled war-stricken countries to the north. Many of these people have left comfortable homes and good jobs and arrive in our city with only the...
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