What attracts Pope Francis to the saint of Assisi?
The pope’s decision to name himself after St Fancis of Assisi is the talk of the taverns. Fr PATRICK NOONAN,...
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The young Church is alive in SA
A year or so ago, I wrote an article in The Southern Cross called “Catholic heroes”. In it, I spoke...
Mass Readings – 21 April – 28 April, 2013
Liturgical Calendar Year C Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday, April 21 Acts 13:14, 43-52, Psalm 100:1-2, 3, 5, Revelation 7:9,...
Historian: England’s Last Catholic King called for Religious Freedom
An account of a speech on religious liberty by England’s last Catholic king published by a historian shows that the 17th-century monarch was revolutionary in his thinking on the freedom of conscience.
Pope Francis: Best defence against sin and temptation is Jesus
Surrounded by the devil’s temptations and being susceptible to sin, people can always find help, support and forgiveness in Jesus...
Movie Reviews – The Host/Olympus Has Fallen/Seven Psychopaths/Won’t Back Down
The Host By John Mulderig, Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Derived from a novel by “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer,...
Demographic shifts mean Europe no longer Catholic Church’s centre
The election of Pope Francis, an Argentine, to lead the world’s 1,2 billion Catholics confirms what observers have long known:...
Being Christian means acting, loving like Christ, pope says at audience
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS)—A Christian isn’t a person who simply follows some commandments, but is...
How we must react to the media
By Sarah-Leah Pimentel The last few weeks saw the international media focus on events in the Catholic Church. We have...
