11 Jun 2021
New Archbishop of Durban appointed His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed 64 year old Bishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara, CMM as the new Archbishop of Durban. The bishop has served as the Apostolic Vicar of Ingwavuma since 2016. He is a member of the Congregation of...
4 May 2021
During the month of May, Catholics around the world are urged to pray for an end to the Coronavirus pandemic Each day of the month has a different prayer intention (see below) and prayers are said at a Marian shrine. In South Africa, we have a relatively new Marian...
26 Mar 2021
Traditional Good Friday March to take place In 1985, Archbishop Hurley and other church leaders led a public Good Friday march through the streets of Durban. It was both symbolic of Christ’s suffering the day he was crucified, as well as a peaceful resistance to...
16 Mar 2021
Cardinal Napier celebrates his 80th birthday – very quietly at home The 8th of March this year, fell not only during the Covid restrictions, but also during Lent, the time of fasting and abstinence. This birthday should also have heralded the official retirement of...
24 Feb 2021
Dalton Road shacks destroyed in city clean up operation For 6 years, the Denis Hurley Centre has been working closely with the Dalton Road community to uplift lives, providing health and child care through a container clinic and pre-school. The community is very poor...
16 Feb 2021
Napier Centre 4 Healing helps turn lives around After ten months in the programme at the Napier Centre 4 Healing, 24 year old Lindo is ready to get back to college and get his life back on track. Lindo became addicted to whoonga (low-grade heroin) and ended up living...
12 Feb 2021
This Saturday, 13 February, marks the 14th Anniversary of the death of Archbishop Denis Hurley. You are invited to be with us in prayer to remember Archbishop Hurley, and hear about the impact of the work of the Denis Hurley Centre, during a virtual event hosted on...
22 Jan 2021
Requiem Mass for His Grace Archbishop Abel Gabuza Requiem Mass for the Archbishop will be celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM and live streamed from Emmanuel Cathedral at 11h00 on Friday 22 January 2021. Owing to Covid-19 restrictions, members of...
18 Jan 2021
He loved, and was loved On Sunday 17 January, the earthly life of Archbishop Abel Gabuza was ended by Covid-19. Due to succeed Cardinal Napier as Archbishop of Durban, Archbishop Abel had been in the position of Coadjutor for two years, and had become a familiar...
12 Jan 2021
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, for so much love ‘Thank You’, can’t be said enough times for your support during the Covid-19 lockdown, and beyond. With poverty and hunger already the norm for many of our people, the pandemic made a bad situation worse. Poverty...
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