Priest of SA-founded order a martyr The Southern Cross, February 10 to February 16, 2016 A priest of an order that was founded in South Africa will be beatified as a martyr to Nazism. Fr Engelmar Unzeitig, who has been called “Angel of Dachau”, belonged to the Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries, an order founded by…
Read MoreBy Mauricio Langa, The Southern Cross THE “historical commission” which examined thoroughly the whole documentation of the life and work of Abbot Francis Pfanner, chiefly from a historical and archival point of view, has ended its work. Its report was handed in by its president, Br Philippe Denis OP, lecturer in Church history, to Mgr…
Read MoreThe 2015 Yearly Pilgrimage to Emaus Once more this year’s pilgrimage for the two provinces of Mariannhill and Mthatha of the CMM and CPS witnessed the participation of many lay people who joined us. Since the last few years we have progressively opened our pilgrimage also to lay people who have a true veneration for…
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