Tag: Desmond
Elsa Desmond, the Irish doctor who dreamed of Olympic luge
Elsa Desmond became the first Irish woman to take part in the luge event at the age of 24. On Monday, Elsa Desmond made her Olympic debut by breaking her…
South Africa: an arson attack in the cathedral where Desmond Tutu is buried
An ‘arson’ broke out overnight from Saturday to Sunday at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town where the ashes of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu were buried An ‘arson’ broke…
South Africa: “arson” in the cathedral where Desmond Tutu is buried
One “criminal firesaid during the night from Saturday to Sunday in St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town where the ashes of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu were buried, a church…
South Africa: the ashes of Desmond Tutu buried this Sunday in Cape Town
The ashes of the last great hero of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, Desmond Tutu, were buried in St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, the day after his funeral.…
What is aquamation, the new cremation method chosen by Desmond Tutu?
From its scientific name “alkaline hydrolysis”, this method consists of cremation by water – not acid – rather than by fire. The body of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu,…
Funeral of Desmond Tutu: his ashes buried in Cape Town
His ashes now rest in a dedicated place in front of the high altar, under a stone engraved in capital letters: “Desmond Mpilo Tutu October 1931 – December 2021 Archbishop…
At the funeral of Desmond Tutu, the tribute of South Africans to their last giant
On Desmond Tutu’s light pine casket, white carnations, in St. George’s Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa on January 1, 2022. JACO MARAIS / AP He left without fuss. Nobel Peace…
Desmond Tutu, Prophet of the Rainbow Nation
Hero of the struggle against apartheid, the Nobel Peace Prize winner was a joyful and passionate man. On Boxing Day, at the age of 90, he returned to his paradise.…
South Africa says goodbye to its brave ‘giant’ Desmond Tutu
Mandela, a life for reconciliationcase The national funeral, but marked by simplicity according to his wishes, of the last great hero of the fight against apartheid took place on Saturday…
South Africa says its final farewells Desmond Tutu
by Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 1 (Reuters) – President Cyril Ramaphosa clocked Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Saturday, which he called a “moral compass” and “national conscience”, while…
South Africa says its final farewells Desmond Tutu
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters) – President Cyril Ramaphosa clocked Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Saturday, which he called a “moral compass” and “national conscience”, while South Africa Sud bade farewell…
South Africa: Farewell to Desmond Tutu
In the presence of his wife and daughter that morning Tutu was laid out in a simple pine coffin in Cape Town’s St. George’s Cathedral. The funeral service will also…