30 000 Catholics Expected at Lourdes
Up to 30,000 Catholics are expected to join the national pilgrimage, led by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon. The pilgrimage...
2016
On ‘Mercy Friday’ Pope visits Women Rescued from Prostitution
Continuing his Year of Mercy practice of going one Friday a month to visit people facing special struggles, Pope Francis...
World Youth Day in South Africa?
Every three years the Catholic Church shows that it is still relevant to young people who come from all around...
Mass Readings: 14 August – 21 August, 2016
Liturgical Calendar Year C, Weekdays Cycle Year 2 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday August 14 Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10, Psalms...
Jesus and the Baptism of the Spirit
From John Lee, Johannesburg – We Catholics understand our Christianity as a process rather than a “one-off experience”. However, we...
Martin Luther is no Longer Seen as a Villain by the Church
Germany’s Catholic bishops praised Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation, as a “Gospel witness and teacher of the faith”...
Our Missal is Hard on the Ear!
Sarah-Leah Pimental -I refer to Fr. Chris Townsend’s column of 6 June “Let’s Look at the New Missal Translation –...
Running For their Lives
Imagine, right now at this very moment you and your loved ones need to run for your lives! With hardly more...
Are Catholics Letting Down the Community?
Father Jim Consedine from New Zealand asks some searching questions about Catholic communities. In Christchurch, New Zealand, in the past...
