Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published November 15, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has been appointed the new chair of the National Church Leaders’ Consultation. Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town has stepped down...
Christian Living / Christian Unity / Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Pope Francis
by CNS · Published October 26, 2019 · Last modified October 25, 2019
By Cindy Wooden – Working for Christian unity and engaging in formal theological dialogues to promote it obviously raises questions about what the nature and mission of the church is. In a project that took...
Christian Unity / Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Raymond Perrier
by Raymond Perrier · Published October 15, 2019
When he announced the convening of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII proclaimed that he wanted “to open the windows and doors of the Church so that we can look out and others...
Newman: A Unifying Saint – The British ambassador to the Holy See explains why the soon-to-be St. John Henry Newman matters for Anglican-Catholic relations… More Stories: Theologian: Christian unity possible but not a ‘call...
President Cyril Ramaphosa agreed with Church leaders that things need to improve in South Africa, and pledged to meet again with the Christian leaders. The delegation of the South African Council of Churches (SACC)...
Christian Living / Ecumenical dialogue / Erin Carelse / lay ministry
by Erin Carelse · Published July 16, 2019 · Last modified July 15, 2019
The deadline to register for the international Taizé Meeting taking place in Cape Town in September is approaching fast, and preparations are gathering pace. The Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust is expected to draw 4000-5000...
Pope Francis prays St Thomas More’s “Prayer for Good Humour” every morning, he told a South African cleric at a private audience in the Vatican. Anglican Father Michael Lapsley, director of the Institute for...
Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Holy Spirit / Jesus / Pope Francis
by CNS · Published June 14, 2019 · Last modified June 13, 2019
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The Catholic Church gives an authentic witness of God’s love for all men and women only when it fosters the grace of unity and communion, Pope Francis said. Unity is...
Christian Living / Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published June 3, 2019 · Last modified June 2, 2019
Hazel James, Johannesburg – I have a good Catholic friend who kindly lends me copies of The Southern Cross and although I do not belong to the Catholic Church, I read the paper with...
Church / Ecumenical dialogue / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published May 16, 2019 · Last modified May 15, 2019
A delegation of Muslims attended Mass in a Catholic cathedral to express their solidarity following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks by an extremist Islamic group on churches in Sri Lanka. The group from the...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – When Pope Francis wants to warn Christians against falling into the trap of rigidity and putting too much emphasis on adherence to the law above the merciful encounter with...
The Diakonia Council of Churches is calling people of faith in Durban to its annual ecumenical Good Friday service at dawn on April 19. The event, a traditional highlight of Durban’s Easter weekend, begins...
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