Healing of faiths
Conventional wisdom tends to hold religion responsible for most wars in history, with some ascribing religious motives to many conflicts...
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Lessons from an allegation
This newspaper received a flood of letters in the wake of reports about an allegation of sexual abuse against the...
War on human trafficking
Efforts by a group of women religious in 26 countries to tackle the distressing problem of human trafficking must be...
Crime: Who is to blame?
The archbishop of Johannesburg is a thoughtful man, not given to impetuous statements. So Archbishop Buti Tlhagale’s uncompromising address at...
Everyone is a missionary
The Church is missionary by her very nature. As we observe World Mission Sunday, this statement a quote from Pope...
Drinking responsibly
For many consumers of alcohol, enjoying an occasional drink or even a rare overindulgence is a pleasurable experience. Scientists have...
Views from the coalface
It might strike some Catholics as impertinent that a priest and a lay Catholic journalist based on the southern tip...
Rocking the Church
When Pope Benedict receives the gift of an iPod containing modern interpretations of hymns by British artists Boyce & Stanley,...
Fight the Stigma of Depression
There remains a perception among some Catholics that people who commit suicide are automatically excluded from God’s mercy and salvation....
