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2026-10-09T19:36:54+02:00

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5 Design Elements Found in Spiritually Rooted Homes

Last updated on: October 9, 2026 at 7:36 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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Putting Spirituality Into Home Decor Our homes are more than our living spaces; they embody our core values, convictions, and spiritual goals. For different people and families globally, religious beliefs and spiritual activities significantly affect how they create, arrange, and experience their homes. From how sacred objects are positioned to the architectural decisions that support reflection and worship, spirituality becomes part of the very essence of home design in lovely and significant ways. Our Homes As Our Sacred Spaces If... Read more

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2026-07-06T20:33:44+02:00

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Professing Faith Through Soccer

Last updated on: July 6, 2026 at 8:33 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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All eyes are on the 2026 FIFA World Cup that started eleven days into the month that Pope Leo has dedicated to the values of sport. In honour of the soccer festivities, I would like to highlight the history of the Catholic Church’s ties to the beautiful game, including the papal teachings about soccer and US soccer players who proudly profess their faith. The origins of Calcio Storico Fiorentino, can be traced back to the 16th century in Italy. The... Read more

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2026-01-08T17:27:51+02:00

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Synod on Synodality – A Response Of Faith

Last updated on: January 8, 2026 at 5:27 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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From 24-26 October 2025, I, as one of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) delegates and the laity representative and deputy secretary of the SACBC Commission for Synodality, attended the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies in Rome. On the first day we went for our accreditation – that’s when delegates from different parts of the world got a chance to meet and greet each other. According to Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary General of the Synod of... Read more

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2025-06-26T21:24:07+02:00

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Clericalism – The Difficult Task Ahead of Pope Leo XIV

Last updated on: June 26, 2025 at 9:24 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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The synodal Church and synodality have always echoed throughout Pope Francis’s Petrine Ministry. The late Pontiff laid the foundation for the navigation of his leadership and his vision for the Synodal Church in his first apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (24 November 2013). Pope Francis’s desire and vision for a synodal Church resulted in the convocation of the sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. The Synod on Synodality has now entered into the most important phase, that... Read more

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2025-06-20T21:45:00+02:00

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Walking In The Footsteps Of Mary

Last updated on: June 20, 2025 at 9:45 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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Everyone in the Catholic Church has a calling, you do not need to be ordained to answer your calling, by virtue of your baptism you have been called. Some want women to be ordained as priests and deacons – the question is, if women want to be in persona Christi (in the person of Christ), who will be in persona Mater Maria (in the person of Mother Mary) within the Church? If one day we were to wake up to the... Read more

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2025-05-07T20:04:33+02:00

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The Cardinal Taking Over From Pope Francis

Last updated on: May 7, 2025 at 8:04 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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Today, Wednesday 7 May 2025, the papal conclave begins. The Church needs a Pope who has the same vision as Pope Francis when it comes to the Synod on Synodality. The Election of Pope Francis Prior to the conclave in 2013, the Cardinals held a series of general congregations. Each Cardinal was given a chance to make a brief statement, which is known as an intervention. Each Cardinal will highlight the issues within the Church that he feels need attention... Read more

2025-04-29T16:49:40+02:00

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The Roots of Pope Francis – The People’s Pope

Last updated on: April 29, 2025 at 4:49 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was the first North American to be chosen as the Catholic Church’s Pope. Before being elected the 266th Pope, Pope Francis, a member of the Jesuit Order, was Archbishop of Buenos Aires, making him the first Jesuit to become a Pope in the history of the Catholic Church. In honor of St. Francis of Assisi who was Christ-like in living a simple and humble life dedicated to the poor, Pope Francis chose the name ‘Francis’... Read more

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2025-02-20T15:22:09+02:00

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Catholic Relief Services Faces Crisis After Aid Freeze

Last updated on: February 20, 2025 at 3:22 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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Catholic Relief Service vs. Trump “The Catholic Church always works to uphold the common good of all and promote the dignity of the human person, especially the most vulnerable among us, that includes the unborn, the poor, the stranger, the elderly and infirm, and migrants. The conference suddenly finds itself unable to sustain its work to care for the thousands of refugees who were welcomed into our country and assigned to the care of the USCCB by the government after... Read more

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2024-10-30T07:29:24+02:00

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Election of Bishop Sithembele Sipuka And Synod on Synodality

Last updated on: October 30, 2024 at 7:29 am By Laurika Nxumalo

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In October 2021, Pope Francis opened the Synod on Synodality; a 3-year cycle of listening, discernment, and dialogue, which is set to conclude this month. As this cycle comes to a close, it opens a new chapter in South Africa. On Wednesday, 16 October 2024, Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka, the current President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) was elected, unopposed as the new President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) The election took place at... Read more

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2024-10-14T15:30:31+02:00

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Ethel Kennedy – A Matriarch Of Strong Faith

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 3:30 pm By Laurika Nxumalo

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The late Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, was well known for her strong Catholic faith in addition to her position in one of the most powerful political families in the United States of America. Born into a deeply religious Catholic household in 1928, Ethel’s faith shaped her values and choices over the course of her life. The Upbringing Ethel Skakel Kennedy was raised in Chicago, Illinois, as part of a big Irish Catholic family. Her parents... Read more

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