News & Event Updates
Santiago de Compostella Pilgrimage 2026
One of the 12 young men who, over Easter 2026, completed the 10-day hike from northern Portugal to Santiago de Compostela – the iconic Cathedral where lie the bones of the great apostle St James – was our very own Dominic Tuffin. The walk became a marvellous retreat from the modern chaos with lively and elevated conversation, great camaraderie, and countless prayers, visits to beautiful churches, etc. See below a personal testimony of Dominic to the grandeur of this Spanish escapade. The Camino de Santiago was an absolutely phenomenal experience! It was a time of prayer, of contemplation, of soul searching, and some suffering! It was a journey back through time, a look at 20 centuries of the Catholic Faith in Spain. It was a journey of following in the footsteps of many Saints, holy people, and fellow Catholics, starting with St James and going through history to the present
2026 Roses to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Thousands of Roses Delivered to Our Lady South Africa Needs Our Lady (SANOL) has sent hundreds of roses for the past three years to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. This has kindly been facilitated by our sister organisation in America. Here below is some interesting feedback from our friends Lora and Megan about their experiences and those of visitors they met at the shrine during February this year. For six years, America Needs Fatima (ANF) has faithfully delivered roses to Our Lady of Guadalupe at the Basilica in Mexico City, fostering devotion and offering supporters and donors the opportunity to express their love and reverence for the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title as Queen of the Americas and Patroness of the Unborn. In addition, we also delivered prayer intentions for all those who donated roses. An Expression of Gratitude Our Report would not
2025 Roses to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Roses for Our Lady of Guadalupe 14 dozen beautiful roses to were delivered to Our Lady of Guadalupe this year on 22 February, Feast of the Chair of St Peter, on behalf of South Africa Needs Our Lady. Our friends from America Needs Fatima, kindly organised this for us together with all their roses. https://youtu.be/1cixdTyumM4 Below we share their feedback about the event: A worthy mention to the florist Dona Ara, who had to source these roses from all across Mexico as the national supply had been depleted by Valentine’s Day. Unlike past years when it was sunny and hot, this year we were graced with cooler temperatures, rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. Yet, as our Blessed Mother often does, she smiled upon us, the clouds parted, the sun shone forth, and the brilliant roses dazzled the crowds of pilgrims making their Jubilee pilgrimage of Hope. As is our