Bishops and politics
The editor’s responses to letters are customarily confined to brief footnotes, and even these are few. On rare occasions, however,...
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The abortion debate
The teaching of the Catholic Church on abortion is unequivocal: life begins at the point of conception, and the right...
Being media literate
In his message for World Communications Day this year, Pope Benedict calls on parents, schools and the Church to provide...
A body for the laity
Plans mooted in this issue by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), to establish...
The role of the laity
Evangelisation begins at home, within the family and the parish community. While it is important to bring the Good News...
New friendships
In the space of just over a decade, the definition of friendship has assumed new forms which are a boon...
The Ncube affair
Allegations that Arch-bishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo might have broken his vow of celibacy in an adulterous affair has greatly...
A problem prayer
An unfortunate off-shoot of Pope Benedict’s apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum on the Tridentine rite has been the negative reaction by...
The old Mass now
Pope Benedict’s moto proprio Summorum Pontificum may be seen as a pastoral masterstroke which will solve some thorny problem. But it...
