The resolution of the climate change conference in Durban will have satisfied few who have at heart the welfare of the planet and its people. The governments of the world have pronounced the myopic pursuit of revenue as an absolute priority.

BY FRANCIS CORREIA As a mother of three very small children my perspective on Christmas has changed fundamentally. Before I had babies I was annoyed by the early appearance of Christmas trees and decorations, the playing of hymns and the general hype in any shopping experience.

Pope Benedict reportedly was amused at being informed that a German citizen had reported him to the police for not wearing a seat belt while riding in the popemobile.

When Christians and those of no faith talk about Christmas, they sometimes mean the same thing, and at other times refer to completely separate events.

The Church of Africa told Pope Benedict about their concerns at the Second Synod of Bishops for Africa in October 2009. Three years later, the Holy Father came to Africa to present the continent with his apostolic exhortation Africae munus (“The Commitment of Africa”), which follows Pope John Paul II’s synodal exhortation of 1995, Ecclesia [...]

Amid all the political and economic turbulence of the last few years in South Africa, the crisis of HIV/Aids seems to have taken a back seat. World Aids Day, which is observed on December 1, is a good time for South Africans to return their focus on to the single biggest crisis the country is [...]

Southern African Catholics will have noted with some sadness that the current apostolic nuncio to Pretoria, Archbishop James P Green, will leave this region to represent the Holy See in Peru.

At the funeral for Pope John Paul II in 2005, the faithful in and around St Peter’s Square acclaimed the Polish pontiff a saint as they called out: “Santo Subito!”—make him a saint now.