This Was 2018: The Highlights and Lowlights of the Church Year
It was a difficult year for the Catholic Church, with the abuse scandal re-emerging and division within the Church deepening. But there were bright spots, such as...
Simmermacher / Year-End Review
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 31, 2018 · Last modified December 27, 2018
It was a difficult year for the Catholic Church, with the abuse scandal re-emerging and division within the Church deepening. But there were bright spots, such as...
by hazelelponiSC · Published December 31, 2018 · Last modified December 27, 2018
For Pope Francis, it was a year of coming to terms with the abuse crisis in the Church, leading a synod on youth, releasing a new document,...
Church / Peace & Justice / Your Letters
by Letters Editor · Published December 31, 2018 · Last modified December 28, 2018
Athaly Jenkinson, East London – Christmas is when the birth of Christ is heralded by angels singing of a new age of peace. We remember that St Francis of...
Church / Feast Days / Prayer
by Tamar SC · Published December 30, 2018 · Last modified December 28, 2018
Lord Jesus Christ, who, being made subject to Mary and Joseph, didst consecrate domestic life by Thine ineffable virtues; grant that we, with the assistance of both,...
The children of St Patrick’s parish in Benoni, Johannesburg archdiocese, performed a Nativity play for the congregation.
By the late Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM – As far as we know, when St Francis of Assisi set up the first Christmas crib at Greccio, it...
Bishops / Church / Editorials 2018
by Editor · Published December 30, 2018 · Last modified December 27, 2018
Pope Francis has made a wise and bold decision by appointing Bishop Abel Gabuza as coadjutor archbishop of Durban, and therefore as Cardinal Wilfrid Napier’s successor. Having...
Sister Wendy Beckett, who gained fame in the 1990s for television shows and books explaining art, died in Norfolk, England, at the age of 88. She has...
The children of St John’s parish in Fish Hoek, Cape Town, put on a Nativity play. Here Mary, played by Engela gazes at the newborn Christ-child, “played”...
Peter Hendricks, Cape Town – A message from the recent Synod on Youth was “listen to young people”, and this is true, but many young people haven’t...
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