A group of hiking pilgrims completed the Abbot Pfanner Trappist Trail in KwaZulu-Natal. BARBARA MASON was in that group and recorded her experience. Our group of pilgrims set off from Mariannhill Monastery in Pinetown,...
By Fr John Allen Green OFM – Before 313, the church was on the bottom of society, which is the privileged vantage point for understanding the liberating power of Gospel for both the individual...
The revelations of details of past sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church and its potential cover up by bishops may not have been surprising. Nevertheless, they are very painful to hear. Some...
A leading expert on the cloth believed to be the burial shroud of Jesus dismissed a new study claiming that blood patterns on the shroud are not consistent with those left by a crucified...
On Divine Mercy Sunday, the parish of St Francis Xavier on the Bluff in Durban invited those parishioners married for 50 years or longer to renew their commitment, together with parish priest Fr Michael...
Recently, I took part in a Facebook discussion on the building of the Shrine of Mary, Mother of Mercy in the archdiocese of Johannesburg. While serious concerns were raised, I got very worried about...
Christians in the Eastern Cape will make a Good Friday pilgrimage in support of plans for a huge crucifix proposed for a mountain in Grahamstown. Organised by the King Lobengula Foundation, the pilgrimage will...
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When different Christian churches recognise the validity of one another’s baptisms, they are recognising that God’s grace is at work in them, Pope Francis said.
Difficulties in embracing “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family, probably are tied to difficulties in accepting its new attitude and approach to providing pastoral care, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
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