Holy Trinity Catholic Church: No Peace, No Space
Fr Russell Pollitt SJ, on behalf of the Society of Jesus, writes in the Daily Maverick: "The aggressive disruption of Wednesday’s meeting of the #WitsPeaceAccord at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein was not just another failed meeting. It was not
Statement on events at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Braamfontein
The Society of Jesus in South Africa has issued the following statement: The Society of Jesus in South Africa strongly condemns the disruption of the attempted dialogue and the chaos that ensued at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Braamfontein, on Wednesday 19
Pictures from Holy Trinity Student Mass with Bishop Tsoke
The Jesuit Institute has published some photographs from last night's Mass with Bishop Duncan Tsoke, Auxilliary Bishop of Johannesburg. Read more on their website.
The parish in the crossfire
The Saturday Star published the following piece by Fr Anthony Egan SJ of the Jesuit Institute on page 15 in their section Insight. It is reproduced below: IT'S NOT easy being a parish on the edge of a battle zone. The Holy Trinity
GC36 has just elected as Father General
The 36th General Congregation has elected Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, of the Jesuit Province of Venezuela as Superior General. Father Sosa was born in Caracas, Venezuela on 12 November 1948. Until his election, Father Sosa has been Delegate for Interprovincial Houses
Blessed are the Peacemakers
The Jesuit Institute interviews Fr Graham Pugin, S.J. "By now most of you know that I was shot on Monday afternoon. I was standing, empty-handed in the gates of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein, where I am the parish priest
GroundUp: Inside Braamfontein’s place of refuge
GROUNDUP's reporter, Kim Harrisberg, writes that: "On Monday [10 October 2016] Father Graham Pugin SJ of Holy Trinity Church in Braamfontein was shot in the face by police during the student protests. While receiving care he called on students to respond
The Church in South Africa providing service and ministry in times of trouble
From Vatican Radio (see original article here) [su_audio url="http://trinityjhb.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/00552730.mp3"] Some of you may have seen it splashed across the newspapers of the world: the iconic image of a Catholic priest, peacefully interposing his cassock-clad body between an armoured military vehicle and the
Jesuits call for negotiations after South Africa Priest shot in face while sheltering students
Munyaradzi Makoni of the International Catholic News weekly, The Tablet, writes: Police shoot priest in the face as he stood in front of his church appealing for calm during a student protest over fee A Jesuit priest shot in the face with a
Rules for use of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Property
Holy Trinity Catholic Church is a safe and sacred space. In order to maintain this: We welcome people of all faiths and none for purposes of prayer, reflection, dialogue and sanctuary We uphold Christian values including that of respectful listening