Doctrinal war with pope as ‘target’
BY FRANCIS X. ROCCA VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family will not open until October 5,...
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Pope: Don’t leave home without the Gospel
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Tuck the Gospel in your pocket and put on your...
I take the Eucharist with gratitude
From Deacon Godfrey Solomon, Cape Town A number of letters have been published in The Southern Cross expressing opposition to...
The Church’s healing gift
In a perceptive column last week, our writer Sarah-Leah Pimentel proposed that Catholics make use of the sacrament of reconciliation...
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!
On August 10, my present parish in Harare, the Assumption of Our Lady in Rhodesville, Highlands, celebrated its diamond jubilee....
Regrets? Time for an inner spring-clean
Regrets. We all have them. A bad decision we made, or a decision we failed to make. Perhaps I should...
Mass Readings – September 14 -21
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, September 14, Exaltation of the Holy Cross Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm...
The truth about climate change
“Can we remain indifferent before the problems associated with such realities as climate change… loss of productivity in vast agricultural...
