Dear Brothers and Sisters
LAUDETUR IESUS CHRISTUS! (PRAISED be jesus christ!)
NUNC ET SEMPER! – Now and forever!
Dear Brothers ad Sisters
We have all been affected by the untimely death of Fr Adrian Tsoeli Lelimo. His departure has left us devastated and shaken. Let us pray for his soul, for his family, his communities and the diocese at large.… Read more
1 March 2019
Dear People of God
Laudetur Iesus
Christus (Latin for “Praised be Jesus Christ”)
“in
saecula saeculorum! Amen” (Latin for “Now and forever! Amen”)
A go bakwe Jesu Kriste, Jaanong le ka bosena bokhutlo, amen.
What is Lent? Above all else, Lent is the season for the experience of giving your life over — in each moment, bodily, deliberately — to Christ and to what the Spirit is showing you.… Read more
A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa
to the Catholic Community and all People of Goodwill.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
“…Remembering the mercies of God … let the renewing of your minds transform you, so that you may discern for yourselves what is the will of God – what is good and acceptable and mature.” (Romans 12:1-2)
In this spirit, we pray that the upcoming Elections will constitute a further step both in bringing about the kind of society God desires for us and in giving us leaders, men and women of integrity who will build that society.… Read more
18 October 2018
Dear Priests, Deacons and People of God,
I have just come back from the pilgrimages with renewed energy to serve you in this diocese with joy. Thank you for your prayers.
VOCATION PROMOTION
Those who have been discerning their vocations may apply with immediate effect so that we can meet the registration deadline with St. Francis Xavier, Orientation Seminary, Cape Town.… Read more
PASTORAL LETTER – APRIL 2018 BY BISHOP VICTOR PHALANA
DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
BECOMING AN “E” DIOCESE
Two years ago I was in Rome at a special seminar for bishops. During that seminar I got an inspiration to lead our diocese to become an “E” diocese. During the Mass of the 200 years of Catholicism in South Africa and the 40 years since we became a diocese, I requested all of us to be part of turning this diocese into an”E” Diocese.… Read more