Pope Closes Holy Door: Proclaim Christ the King of Mercy
Following Christ the King, whose regal power is love and mercy, means the whole church and each Christian must “follow...
2016
Uprooting Bad Habits and Tough Trees
From Cecil Cullen, Alberton – Luke 17 has Jesus telling how a faith strong enough could uproot a sycamine tree...
Growing Gardens to Fight Malnutrition
Program helps Guatemalans fight child malnutrition with gardens and good hygiene. As a 12-year-old working as a farm labourer, Elvia...
Patiently Put up With People
Patiently putting up with people is an essential part of the faith. In his final general audience during the...
Leave it in the Ground
When pumped or squeezed out of the earth, oil pollutes both the natural and moral environments. Land is blighted by...
Business Leaders: Take a Risk on Using Money for Good
Money is not morally neutral – it is used either for good or for evil, Pope Francis told Catholic business...
New Zealand priests find ways to be with people affected by quake
The seaside town of Kaikoura on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island might have had its road and...
Here’s a Pope You Wouldn’t Want
A new TV series has at its centre a young American pope. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER took a look at The Young...
Looking back – Pope’s Last Jubilee Audience
Christians are called to love and serve all people, no matter their social standing, race, culture or religion. “Whoever I...
