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An image of Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap. (second from the left) with two diocesan priests and a couple possibly at Cape Town Harbour in South Africa.

An image of Fr. Christopher Crowley OFM Cap. with parishioners outside a church in Cape Town, South Africa.

Photographic prints showing the visit of Nelson Mandela to the Church of St. Mary of the Angels, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, on 12 September 1993. Mandela was accompanied by Allan Boesak. Some of the photographs are annotated on the reverse by the donors: James P. Rigney and Fr. Macartan Hyland OFM Cap. The photographs were printed in 'The Cape Argus' newspaper. The file also includes:
• A description of the circumstances surrounding Mandela’s visit to Athlone Parish Church by Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. (1923-2004).
• An annotated copy of the sermon preached on the occasion by Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. A copy of Mandela’s brief address after communion referring to the support offered by the local congregation during the apartheid era
• The welcome address given by Huxley Joshua, a prominent member of the ANC in the locality.
• Documents (including a copy newspaper cutting from 'The Southern Cross', 26 Sept. 1993) referring to the controversy over Mandela’s taking of communion during the Mass.

A view of the exterior of the Capuchin Friary in Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). The print is extant on p. 34 in the volume.

An image of the exterior of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Parow, Cape Town. A printed caption to the image reads 'Father Oliver's beautiful new church at Parow, South Africa / Dedicated on the Feast of Immaculate Conception, 8th December 1935'.

Reports on school inspections in the Northern Rhodesian mission compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. The reports are chronological and give information on the physical condition of the schools, the numbers of pupils and teachers, attendance, and the catechism and subjects taught in the schools. Reference is made to schools in Lusense, Schuckmannsburg (now Luhonono in the Caprivi Strip), Sichili, Kasika and Twambo.

Information booklet explaining the history and work of the Irish Capuchin missionaries in the Prefecture Apostolic of Victoria Falls, Barotseland, Northern Rhodesia.

The exterior of Mangango Capuchin Friary, Zambia.

The exterior of Mongu Teacher Training College (TCC) in Malengwa, Zambia.

Group photograph of friars at the Zambian Capuchin Chapter in Monze. The group includes Fr. Terence Harrington OFM Cap., Fr. Adrian Curran OFM Cap., Fr. James Connolly OFM Cap., Fr. Jude McKenna OFM Cap., Fr. Philip Baxter OFM Cap., Fr. Kieran Shorten OFM Cap., Br. Rod Pieretti OFM Cap., Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap., Fr. John Grace OFM Cap. and several Zambian-born friars.