Without hope our path leads to death. But perhaps our hope like canned and looped holiday music has lost some of its lustre. After 20 years, 40 years and 60 years this same call to hope may have us either yawning or gritting our teeth.
Advent: A Year’s Reflection, Hope and What to Do Now Read Post »
Ideological colonisation is a form of persecution that seeks to obliterate the past, eradicate what makes people different and impose uniformity, Pope Francis said.
What is Ideological and Cultural Colonisation? Read Post »
Last month, Fr Maurizio Pallù was kidnapped and held in captivity by bandits. Here the 63-year-old Italian diocesan priest, who serves in Nigeria as a missionary of the Neocatechumenal Way, tells his story of facing fear with hope and prayer.
Priest: My Time as Bandits’ Hostage Read Post »
After a majority of Australians indicated they favoured same-sex marriage, Australia’s bishops said legislators must ensure that any new law on marriage includes protection for religious freedom.
Australian Archbishop: New Marriage Law must Include Conscience Clauses Read Post »
Do you use our Social Communication technology to Evangelise? Do you boldly state your Christian/Catholic faith even when it loses you “Likes”?
Do You Connect to Evangelise? Read Post »
Pope Francis named a bioethics expert and a seasoned canon lawyer, both women, as undersecretaries of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.
Women Given Prominent Positions in Dicatery Read Post »
The joyful hope that flows from faith can change the world, which is why Christians have a crucial part to play in revitalising Europe
Christians Have a Duty to Change the World Read Post »
For more than 70 years, Christianity was under constant attack in Russia. In the quarter of a century since the fall of communism, the Church is still rebuilding, as ROBERT DUNCAN explains.
Christianity 100 Years after Russian Revolution Read Post »
US Bishop Michael Burbidge writes on domestic violence in families within the US – we in South Africa have as great a problem with the same issue.
Addressing the Scourge of Domestic Violence Read Post »
