8: Rome’s loveliest basilica
When St Peter left the lands of his birth for the city of his death, he departed by boat from […]
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Pilgrimages
Pilgrimages
9: St Peter’s basilica at its best and worst
As one prepares to visit Rome for the first time, one may expect that the highpoint would be St Peter’s
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Pilgrimages
10: The pope, in the flesh
At breakfast on Wednesday morning in Rome, our group of 45 pilgrims seemed a little more animated than usual. This
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Pilgrimages
11: Connecting with a superstar among saints
Francesco di Bernardone was in many ways the prototype hippie, in the best sense of the word. He opted out
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Editorials 2006
The Muslim Outrage
The violent reaction to a perception that Pope Benedict had cast aspersions on Islam is a curious reversal of what
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Editorials 2006
The pope’s new man in SA
WE report this week that the newly appointed apostolic nuncio to the Southern African region has been ordained an archbishop.
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Perspectives
SA Church needs more media savvy
In public relations circles they call it “damage control”. Even if it sounds like a lot of deceptive spin-doctoring, it
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Editorials 2006
A welcome stigma
State officials in Poland have proposed that drivers found guilty of operating their vehicles in a state of illegal inebriation
Books Reviews
The Quest for Humanity in Science and Religion
THE QUEST FOR HUMANITY IN SCIENCE AND RELIGION: The South African Experience, edited by Augustine Shutte. Cluster Publications, Pietermaritzburg. 2006.
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