December 2001

Paedophilia: Protect the children

It is evident that many bishops around the world have been ill equipped to deal with allegations of child molestation by Church personnel in their dioceses. Even...

Making too merry

By Bernard Likalimba During my teenage years in Malawi, Christmas was not all about going to church and praying. For many, Christmas was also about going to...

A Christmas message from the cardinal

GUEST CHRISTMAS EDITORIAL BY CARDINAL WILFRID NAPIER OFM For us, a people battered as we are by a crime rate that is out of control and the...

Stem cell cloning: playing God

Circumstances are rare when secular and religious commentators find some common ground on an ethical issue. The critical reaction to the announcement that a medical firm has...

Pope’s fast for peace

Pope John Paul’s call for a day of prayer and fast for peace on December 14 goes beyond archaic piety. Coupled with the planned inter-faith day of...