Pope delivers personal, emotional farewell address at audience
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict...
February 2013
Electing a new pope
This week we say farewell to Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope since 1294 to have voluntarily relinquished the office...
O little town of Bethlehem
In the last month I did a lot of travelling around the country for all kinds of projects to promote...
The point of Catholic Social Teachings
The social teaching of the Church – is it a Catholic ideology on social matters? Is it a political and...
Mass readings February 24 – 3 March, 2013
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, February 24, 2nd Sunday of Lent Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18, Psalm 27:1,...
Can the Church Move to the Centre?
Pope Benedict’s decision to resign on 28 February has put the church on the front pages of the media and...
Plea to modernise the Church
From Henri L du Plessis, Cape Town I refer to your editorial of January 23. I never read websites...
Living with an ex-pope
The decision by Pope Benedict XVI to renounce the papacy has been rightly described by many as courageous and wise....
New Evangelisation ardour needed
Let me begin with warm greetings for a happy and peaceful New Year! Sounds strange to be saying that when...
