The Church’s political brain
A little more than ten years ago, the bishops of Southern Africa took a prudent decision when they established the...
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The Wielgus affair
Eyebrows will be raised by the news that Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus has withdrawn a statement signed by him on...
Climate change: the end of the world?
At every Mass we praise God as we say: “Heaven and earth are full of your glory.” This month we...
Our Lenten Journey
As the Church prepares for the season of Lent, many Catholics will be deciding what habit or comfort to give...
Laity wants to be heard
The parishioners of Rosebank, Johannesburg, who in their concern for the future of priestly vocations compiled the discussion document “Priests...
The way of prophetic witness
In the space of one day in late January, the Church lost two of its remarkable sons, men who were...
Abortion: A Christian response
As we note this week, February 1 marks the tenth anniversary of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act taking...
The porn effect
The government is to be commended for taking steps, through the Film and Publications Amendment Bill, to curb the availability...
Pope of surprises
Last month Catholic newspaper editors in the United States, polled by Catholic News Service in Washington, voted Pope Benedict as...
