News & Events
‘Our’ Girls
‘Our’ girls by Raymond Perrier. It is not surprising that, the world over, people are concerned about the 230 teenage girls abducted in Northern Nigeria. Although this incident has happened tens of thousands of miles away from the centres of economic and media power, everyone from Michelle Obama to girls in South African schools have been […]
Archdiocesan News
HOT OFF THE PRESS! Edition 2 of 2014. Top stories: Archbishop meets Pope Francis; All about our website; Bishops’ Ad Limina visit; Year of the Deacon; Vocations; St Teresa of Avila launch; Farewell to Archbishop Henry; Ecclesia: Brave New Church; and much, much more! This edition has been uploaded as two sections: pages 1-6 and […]
Vocations Sunday
This Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 11, 2014, the Church marks the 51st World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The Holy Father has released a Message on the theme ‘Vocations, Witness to the Truth’, which is available on the Vatican website. In his Message, Pope Francis states: ‘God follows the work of his hands with […]
20 Years of Democracy
Joint Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of the SACBC (Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference) and Leadership Conference on Consecrated Life [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/the-people-of-god-20-years-of-democracy.pdf”]
Your Guide to the Elections 2014
How to cast your vote – based on Catholic Social Teaching – a guide to making moral choices Brought to you by the Justice & Peace Commission – Research by the the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office [gview file=”http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/JP-booklet-2014.pdf”]
Winter Living Theology 2014 update
WINTER LIVING THEOLOGY 2014 Co-ordinated by the Jesuit Institute A three-day course for priests, religious and interested lay people to explore the philosophy and theology of leadership. Today, 20 years after liberation, in the aftermath of the death of Nelson Mandela, and in the wake of the 2014 elections, South Africans are still asking about […]
Human Trafficking Conference at the Vatican
Archbishop Stephen Brislin and Fr Peter John Pearson (director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office) participated in the ‘Combating Human Trafficking’ Conference held at the Vatican on 9-10 April 2014. Below are some pictures of the Conference. To see further pics please go to Catholic Church of England and Wales Flickr page (Images: ©Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk). For detailed information on […]
Procession of Witness speech
Below is a link to Archbishop Thabo Makgoba’s Procession of Witness speech at Parliament on Saturday 19 April 2014. http://archbishop.anglicanchurchsa.org/2014/04/archbishop-thabo-makgobas-address-to.html
Holy Thursday Mass of the Oils
Mass of the Oils was celebrated on Holy Thursday at Our Lady Help of Christians, Lansdowne at 10.00 by Archbishop Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town. (Click on image to enlarge, then click again on enlargement to browse through the gallery)
Procession of Witness to Parliament
Religious leaders from all faiths are joining together in a Procession of Witness to Parliament on Saturday, 19 April 2014 at 10a.m. from Keizersgracht Street, District Six. Please spread the word and make every effort to come along as the faith sector calls on government to ensure a Better Life for All of God’s People. […]
Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
Mgr Clifford Stokes and Fr Peter-John Pearson were invested into the Equestrian Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre by Archbishop Stephen Brislin at Corpus Christi church in Wynberg on April 3. Archbishop Brislin is the prior of the order in South Africa. In his homily, Archbishop Brislin called for solidarity with the Christians […]
Call for Prayer for South Africa
‘Supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings should be made for everyone, especially rulers and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour.’ (1 Timothy 2:1-4). Heeding Paul’s call to all God-fearing […]