Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu Famous as Outspoken critic of apartheidBorn on 07 October 1931Born in Klerksdorp, South AfricaNationality South AfricaWorks & Achievements South African activist, Noble Prize winner, former archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu is a well-known South African activist, whose efforts to solve the issue of apartheid, during 1980s, fetched him worldwide fame. Born in 1931, in Klerksdorp, Tutu chose teaching as his profession. After serving as a lecturer for few years, he pursued...Read Full Story

The Nobel laureate and his protégé, Robert V. Taylor, talk Lady Gaga, mentoring and ubuntu. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Robert V. Taylor at LACMA. Photo: Courtesy of PR by the BookRead Full Story

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is slated to deliver the commencement address next month to Gonzaga University's graduating class. A group of alumni, however, are saying he isn't welcome and are urging administrators to withdraw the invitation.  Do You Like this Article? Then Like Us on Facebook.  Patrick Kirby, a 1993 Gonzaga graduate, said Tutu is pro-abortion rights, has made offensive statements toward Jews and supports contraception and the ordination of gay clergy and shouldn't be honored by...Read Full Story

Chelsea Breana Bailey received a hug from Archbishop Desmond Tutu after giving him a card for his 79th birthday in Cape Town, South Africa. "He was very candid, humorous and open with the congregation," said Bailey. "About a week after we met, (Tutu) e-mailed a thank you note for the birthday card. I remember being stunned that he took the time to write the note." After spotting the Archbishop in London's Heathrow airport, iReporter Blaise Buma summoned up the courage to ask Tutu for a...Read Full Story

While I would normally refrain from reporting on any sort of celebrity appearances — and Google+ seems to have had a lot of them lately, promoting the likes of Will.I.Am, Felicia Day etc on its front page — I believe I can make an exception this time around. But this is the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu we’re talking about here. “His Holiness the Dalai Lama will have a conversation with Archbishop Desmond Tutu by live video over a Hangout as part of the Inaugural Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture in...Read Full Story