June 2001

The Catholic media now

At the risk of reducing a serious matter to cliche we shall say it again: the media is a crucial tool in the Church’s apostolic mission to...

Judge by the good priests

It is an indication of the often unreasonable expectations many Catholics (and non-Catholics) have of our priests and religious, that when one exhibits human failings, all risk...

The bizarre affair of Archbishop Milingo

The bizarre wedding of Zambian Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo in a Moonie ceremony will have bemused Catholics. Neither Archbishop Milingo nor the Vatican has emerged with much credit...

The Church must be heard

The Catholic Church is the largest single religious denomination in South Africa, at about 7% of the population. Yet this statistical strength is not reflected in its...