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Pope's Prayer Intention for January:
Religious Discrimination and Persecution
DEPARTURES:
We thank Fr. IBERCIO ROJAS for his many years of committed and devoted service to the Missions in South Africa and we wish him well in his new assignment to his home Province of Peru:
ARRIVALS:
We still eagerly await the arrival of:
Fr. Javier Martin Ruiz Eche (Peruvian)
Provincial Retreat
Maria Trost Pastoral Centre, Lydenburg, Witbank Diocese
Letter of Solidarity from the
General Council
Solidarity letter to South Africa about the riots
Reflections on
Violence and Looting in
South Africa
Reflections on violence and looting in South Africa
No to Looting in South Africa
Opening Address SACBC Plenary
Bishop Sipuka
Opening Address Plenary Meeting – August Bishop Sipuka
THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
TITULAR PATRON OF THE INSTITUTE
Message from the General Council
Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Message from the Provincial Superior RSA
Sacred Heart 2021
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY
COMBONI MISSIONARIES SOUTH AFRICA
LUMKO INSTITUTE, 12-16 April 2021
We are grateful to God for the presence and
guidance of His Spirit during our Assembly.
We also thank you for your prayers.
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- Outdoor Mass circumvents Quebec church restrictions January 13, 2022In the weeks since Quebec’s indoor Mass ban took effect, some Catholics are making do by embracing the outdoor religious celebrations available to them.
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- Toronto archdiocese updates COVID protocols January 12, 2022The Archdiocese of Toronto, recognizing the contagiousness of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, has issued new guidelines to parishes to help stem its spread.
- Pope, cardinal offer condolences to victims of Bronx fire January 10, 2022WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis issued condolences to families of those killed in an Jan. 9 apartment building blaze in the Bronx that killed 17 people, including eight children.
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