Pray for peace in one-state Palestine
From Ken Hanna, Johannesburg I read with great interest of Pope Francis’ pending visit to Bethlehem in occupied Palestine, as...
2014
The roots of a pope: John XXIII’s hometown
By Carol Glatz , Catholic News Service Blessed John XXIII struggled to shake off many formalities that came with the papacy...
A Good Friday prayer for our suffering world
By prayerfully meditating before a crucifix, one can see and begin to understand, the ultimate result of sin.
1958 – “We have a new Pope!”
On October 29, 1958 The Southern Cross announces that Cardinal Angelo Roncalli has been named Pope John XXIII on its cover 29...
Pope: Imitate Jesus’ humility, thank him for it during Holy Week
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Jesus’ resurrection “isn’t the happy ending of a beautiful fairytale,...
John Paul II: The jet-setter pope
There was a time was when the world came to the pope. Under John Paul II, the pope also came...
The fruits of a catastrophe
Guest editorial by Margaret Blackie In the gospel of John, Jesus says: Unless a grain of wheat falls to the...
The eternal quest for peace
Peace is a household word, pronounced and desired everywhere, yet it is a rare commodity. We want peace and often...
John XXIII’s secretary tells tales of his famous boss
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service When the freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, chose 37-year old...
