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.
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.
A history of the Namibian nation and its struggle for independence written by Randolph Vigne and published by the International Defence and Aid Fund in London.
Prospectus for the Capuchin formation and studies house in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The institute was open to Capuchin friars, Comboni fathers, Consolala fathers and Lazarist fathers.
Draft and copy letters of Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. relating to the Irish Capuchin missions in Africa. The file includes copy letters to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., General Definitor, and Fr. Maurice Dowd OFM Cap., and a letter from Fr. Hilary McDonagh OFM Cap. On 21 May 1948, Fr. James wrote ‘We feel that there is great future for the Irish Province in South Africa where the Irish Capuchins were the first, and still stand alone, in their mission to pure natives in the Langa Compound’.
Flier requesting contributions to the Capuchin Mission Apostolate in Barotseland, Northern Rhodesia. The fund was open to lay mission associates, mission helpers and child missionaries.
Report of the financial committee of the Diocese of Livingstone, Zambia. It is noted that the committee was formed in February 1965 ‘as a result of the discussion on diocesan finance at the Conference of the Superiors of Mission Stations. All realised that our commitments were much beyond our resources …’. Reference is made to funds for educational and medical services at various missions. With a covering letter from Fr. Salvator Quinn OFM Cap.