McConnachie and his wife, Jennifer, became missionaries of the Episcopal Church in 1987 and have been serving in the Transkei, Diocese of Umtata, Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Details regarding ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on February 8, 2008, accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Umtata (South Africa), presented by Bishop ...

"This is where I would enter the debate," said Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha Diocese, a rare voice among the African Catholic hierarchy to voice his support for ordaining "proven married men ...

The Catholic Church in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape is still haunted by fear and anxiety after five nuns succumbed to the Covid-19 coronavirus early this month. Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of the Diocese ...

Only an eight-year old child surviving the accident. “It is very sad,” said Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of the Diocese of Umtata. “If this was due to a natural unavoidable accident ...

Some African church leaders feel strongly that they should not even talk about homosexuality “because it is un-African,” said Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of the Mthatha Diocese in South Africa ...

The Diocese of Oakland currently faces more than 300 child sexual abuse lawsuits stemming from AB 218, a 2019 state law that opened a three-year window for such cases to proceed in court despite ...

Two people have been arrested following violent protests in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape earlier this week. The town was brought to a standstill on Monday morning, with roads coming in and out of ...

The nuns belonged to the Diocese of Mthatha. Three of the nuns were from Mthatha, and one was from Matatiele. Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news ...

Two men who were part of a group trying to forcefully close the Mthatha Airport during last week's violent taxi strike appeared in court on Monday. They were charged with attempted murder and the ...