Abuse and celibacy
Almost inevitably, discussions on the sexual abuse crisis in the Church will turn to the question of mandatory celibacy in...
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Vocations: Crisis and opportunities
As this week we contemplate the state of vocations to the consecrated life, we find that the recent revelations of...
The Eucharist at the Centre
Pope John Paul’s 14th encyclical, Eccelesia de Eucharastia, can be described as the almost 83-year-old pontiff’s love letter to the...
Will the US lose peace?
Last week we reported the view of US-based Bishop Ibrahim N Ibrahim, an Iraqi national, that while the US would...
A challenge to love
It is a sad fact that many Catholics could not attend some of the solemn ceremonies of the past Holy...
Divided in Communion
On Holy Thursday we contemplate the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper. This may be an opportune occasion...
War not in our name
The unilateral decision by the United States and Britain to invade Iraq inevitably will have enduring repercussions, whichever way the...
Making a statement
Over the past few weeks the bishops of Southern Africa have issued a series of statements addressing a variety of...
The age of the laity
The Church is in the midst of a reconstruction that centres mainly on the ways its three main constituencies hierarchy,...
