March 2001

Waive the patent

The South African government is to be commended for taking on the pharmaceutical giants over the provision of cheap medicines for destitute people with HIV/Aids.

Waive the patent

The South African government is to be commended for taking on the pharmaceutical giants over the provision of cheap medicines for destitute people with HIV/Aids.

War on crime

In deploring South Africa’s crime wave as a “low intensity war against ordinary people,” Cardinal Wilfrid Napier will have spoken for most citizens.

Homosexuals in the priesthood

The Vatican and the Church in Italy are separately examining how to address the admission of homosexual men as candidates for the priesthood, as reported in The...

Preparing for Lent

By now, Catholics will have received the symbolic ashes on their foreheads, marking the beginning of Lent. As we prepare for the resurrected Christ, we strive to...