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The Early Capuchins

Booklet on the early history of the Capuchin Franciscan Order written by Fr. Owen O’Sullivan OFM Cap. The text was written for young Zambian postulants in the Order. Printed by the Mission Press (Ndola, Zambia).

The Capuchins’ Missions

The Capuchins’ Missions

Cutting from the 'Cork Examiner', 20 Oct. 1938, reporting on the opening of a bazaar in Father Mathew Hall, Cork, to aid the work of the Capuchin African missions.

The Capuchins in Cape Town

The Capuchins in Cape Town

Report on the Irish Capuchin mission in South Africa. It is noted that ‘much of the Fathers’ time is taken up with convert work, pre-nuptial courses and teaching Christian Doctrine to children attending the public schools’. Statistical information (population, racial composition, and number of priests) is given in respect of the friars’ work in Parow, Athlone, the Welcome Estate, Belgravia and Langa. It is affirmed that the ‘bulk of the non-white people, i.e. the poorest of this diocese, is attended by the Capuchin Fathers’.

Teaching in Zambia / A Place for You

An information leaflet for those interested in applying for lay teaching positions in Catholic schools in Zambia. The publication notes that there are twenty-one post-primary Catholic schools in the country including St. John’s Secondary School in Mongu run by the Capuchin friars.

Teaching in Zambia

An information booklet for those interested in applying for lay associate teaching positions at mission stations in Zambia. The publication notes that ‘upwards of 600 lay teachers have been recruited for Catholic schools in Zambia’ from 1964 to 1972.

Table Mountain, Cape Town

A view of Table Mountain overlooking the suburbs of Cape Town in South Africa. The image was probably taken from atop a church steeple.

Statement of Christian Church Leaders in Zambia

Statement of Christian Church Leaders re the political upheaval against Zambia’s long-serving President Kenneth Kaunda. Includes resolutions of the meeting of the Joint GRZ/MMD Committee of Experts on the Constitution Bill, 1991, held on 24 July 1991 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lusaka, Zambia.

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