Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher pays tribute to his friend, Holy Land tour guide Rimon Makhlouf – and sees God’s guiding hand in the circumstances.
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A Nigerian bishop said the Catholic Church in his country is beginning to lose its public influence partly because of the decline of religious faith in the West.
Bishop says Decline of Faith in West Hurts Nigerian Church Read Post »
With two youngsters in tow for Sunday Mass, things can get forgotten, like cash, which Ryan Johnson admitted he rarely carries. He’d love the option to use his mobile phone to donate to a cause at the parish on the spur of the moment.
Faith and Millennials – The Church is Changing Read Post »
How historical figures can be distorted was brought home to me while I was visiting the Prado Museum in Madrid earlier this year.
Art Can Distort Church Figures Read Post »
The Catholic Church’s Code of Canon Law is an instrument that must serve the Church’s pastoral mission of bringing God’s mercy to all and leading them to salvation, Pope Francis said.
‘Canon law must serve Vatican II’s vision’ Read Post »
Incense has been used in the Catholic liturgy for ages. But doesn’t its use come from pagan origins?
Why Do We Burn Incense in Church? Read Post »
Fifty years of military occupation is too long, as a columnist last week noted. Tony Magliano, who writes internationally about
‘Worse than Apartheid’ Read Post »
King William’s Town Dominicans celebrated their 140th anniversary in South Africa with a jubilee Mass in Johannesburg led by Auxiliary Bishop Duncan Tsoke.
King Williams’s Town Dominicans – 140 Years in South Africa Read Post »
From as early as the first century, Christians acknowledged that Jesus Christ the man was both divine and human, as is plainly expressed in the Apostles’ Creed.
When did Jesus Realise his Divinity? Read Post »
