Women Must Fight Against Clericalism ‘with Holy Rage’
In response to current scandals, clericalism and the need for reform, Catholic women must take the initiative and make their...
2018
Death Penalty: Whose Rights?
Malcolm Bagley, Cape Town – Pope Francis has changed the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the subject of the...
Electing a Pope: The Conclave of October 1978
Pope John Paul II makes his first appearance as pope following his election on October 16, 1978. (Photo: Arturo Mari/CNS)...
The Future of Sex Work
When Jesus ministered to and even socialised with prostitutes, he gave his followers a mandate to aid these most widely reviled women in society.
Christians must Live the Beatitudes, not just Preach them
With songs, poetry and dance – including hip-hop – young people shared with Pope Francis and members of the Synod...
Pentecost Fire, Not Stagnant Pool, Should Describe Church
Perhaps “a pebble of spiritual disruption” needs to be dropped into the “stagnant pools” where the Catholic Church’s enthusiasm for...
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year Reflection
Life is toil, and then we die! We recognise that our lives are filled so many diversions, so many...
Some Married Men Would Answer a Call to Priesthood, Bishop Says
Speaking to the Synod of Bishops on behalf of Belgium’s bishops’ conference, a bishop said he was sure some young...
Who are the Chinese Bishops Received back into Ecclesial Communion?
Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai, one of two Chinese participants attending the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, concelebrated Mass with...
