May 2002

A papal abdication?

Ever since Pope John Paul began to show signs of what is commonly believed to be Parkinson’s disease, much speculation has focused on the prospect of a...

A Middle East peace?

In the annals of the on-going Middle East conflict, the recent occupation and siege of Bethlehem’s church of the Nativity will surely stand out as a defining...

Shaping the news

The Catholic Church is big news these days, even in South Africa–alas, for all the wrong reasons.

Nature’s way

Mention the idea of Natural Family Plann-ing (NFP) to acquaintances of a more secular worldview, and one is likely to be met with a derisive retort, possibly...

Carrying the can

Although the disgrace of some priests sexually abusing minors has itself not touched the Southern African Church at least publicly the local clergy is feeling the pain...