Regina Mundi Church

AC_RunFlashContent('width','471','height','353','quality','high','autoplay','true','loop','true','wmode','opaque','FlashVars','bcastr_xml_url=images/slideshow8558043.xml&AutoPlayTime=2&IsShowBtn=0','codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab','pluginspage','http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer','src','images/bcastr31.swf');MASS TIMESSUNDAYTUES - FRIFIRST FRIDAYSATURDAY:     7am   and   9am:     8am:     6pmCONFESSIONS:     2pm  -  4pmAbout UsRegina Mundi is the largest Roman Catholic Church in South Africa. The Latin 'Reginae Mundi' means "Queen of the World" and refer to the Virgin Mary. The church was built in 1961 and official opened on the 24th of July 1962 by Johannes Baptista Montini, a cardinal of Milan. Located in the middle of Soweto, in Rockville, in the neighbourhood of Moroka, from afar you're greeted by the A-shaped exterior of the building which is quite ordinary in design. Its main feature is the vast interior that can accommodate as much as 2000-5000 people. The Church first wrote its name in South Africa's history books during apartheid, when it opened its doors to anti-apartheid groups and provided shelter to activists. It was during the June 16, 1976 student uprisings, protesting students fled to Regina Mundi from Orlando Stadium to escape the police's bullets and teargas canisters. The police followed the students into the church, firing live ammunition and damaging the marble