The cathedral where Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu preached in Cape Town will ring its bells for ten minutes every day until his funeral on New Year’s Day, South Africa announced today.
The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate will be remembered at St. George’s Anglican Cathedral with a tribute during midday on the five following days.
Thabo Makgoba (current Archbishop in Cape Town) said, “We ask everyone who hears the bells to stop their hectic schedules for one moment in tribute Archbishop Tutu.”

On the day of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s funeral, his cathedral in Cape Town will continue to ring for ten minutes each day.

An elderly woman finds comfort outside of the home where the Theologian was buried in South Africa during her time of mourning

The tribute will be at noon on the following five days by St. George’s Anglican Cathedral, which is pictured
A number of events will be held in South Africa to remember Tutu’s memory.
Makgoba stated that Tutu will be laid in state Friday at Cape Town’s cathedral before Saturday’s requiem mass.
A pre-ecumenical service for Tutu will also be conducted Wednesday in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital.
South Africans have placed flowers in front Tutu’s Cape Town home, Milnerton, as well as his old home, Soweto.
This activist was against South Africa’s Apartheid regime, which oppressed its Black population.
After South Africa’s 1994 independence, Tutu was appointed chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This commission documented atrocities and tried to foster national reconciliation.
Tutu became one of the most important religious leaders in support of LGBTQ rights.

Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba (pictured today) said Tutu’s body will lie in state at the cathedral on Friday
“He believed that goodness would win over evil and justice would triumph over iniquity. He also knew that forgiveness would be more important than revenge or recrimination. “He knew apartheid would be overthrown, and that democracy would prevail,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stated about Tutu in Sunday’s nationally broadcast speech.
‘He knew our people were free. Ramaphosa stated that he believed, up to the very end, that poverty and hunger can be overcome and that everyone can live in security, peace and comfort.
Ramaphosa encouraged all South Africans “pay respects and celebrate life with exuberance, the purpose and the purpose our beloved Archbishop.” Let us follow in his steps.
“May we also be worthy inheritors the mantleof service, selflessness and courage and principled solidarity with those who are poor or marginalized.”

To honour Anti-Apartheid icon, the Cape Town City Hall has been lit up in purple.
Tutu was first diagnosed with prostate cancer late in 1990s. In recent years, he was admitted to hospital on multiple occasions for complications related to his cancer treatment.
In a statement on behalf of the Tutu family yesterday, the Office of the Archbishop of South Africa said he, ‘died peacefully at the Oasis Frail Care Centre in Cape Town this morning.’ The cause of his death was not disclosed by them.
For his peaceful opposition to apartheid, Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. Ten years later, Tutu witnessed the fall of apartheid and presided over a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that was established to discover atrocities perpetrated during those terrible days.
He spoke out against the oppression of the white minority, and even though the end came, he never gave up on his quest for a fairer South Africa. Calling the black political elite accountable with the same fervor as the white Afrikaners was his mantra.
He regretted in his last years that his dreams of the ‘Rainbow Nation’ had never come to fruition.

A message was sent by the Queen of Condolences on Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s death. Pictured: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh meet Archbishop Tutu at Westminster Abbey’s Commonwealth Day Service in 2004.
Following the announcement, tributes came in from all over the globe.
According to the Queen, she was ‘deeply sorry’ for Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s death. She said that he had ‘tirelessly advocated human rights across South Africa’.
According to the Duke and Duchess, Archbishop Desmond Tutu was to be remembered for “his optimism, moral clarity and joyful spirit”.
The people said that he was an iconic figure for racial justice, and was loved by all races.
“It was just two years ago when he held Archie while we were in South Africa. Arch and the Arch’, he joked. His infectious laughter could be heard throughout the room, calming anyone who is in his presence.
“He was a good friend, and we will miss him greatly.”
President Joe Biden was reported to be “heartbroken” over the loss of Archbishop.
A statement by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden read: ‘On this morning after Christmas, we are heartbroken to learn of the passing of a true servant of God and of the people, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa.

After being released in 1990 from Robben Island Prison, Nelson Mandela was freed and walks alongside Desmond Tutu.
“We had the privilege of spending time with him many times over the years. His moral courage and clarity inspired us to commit to changing American policy in South Africa toward the Apartheid regime.
“On behalf the Biden Family, we wish to send our sincere condolences Leah Biden and his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and all of their loved ones.
“And in the name of all Americans, we offer our sincere condolences for the South African people who have lost one of their greatest founding fathers.”
Archbishop of Canterbury said Tutu ’embodied the hope and joy that were the foundations of his life,’ while Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab described Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a ‘truly great figure’.
Boris Johnson, Britain’s Prime Minister said that Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be remembered for his humor and leadership. He expressed his sadness at the news of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s death.
“He was an important figure in fighting apartheid, and in the struggle for a new South Africa. He will be remembered as a spiritual leader and for his irrepressible sense of humor.