Church Urges a New Economy and a Day of Prayer
Hand-washing is important in warding off Covid-19 infection. In a new pastoral letter, the South African Council of Churches has commented on various social and faith issues...
Category: Ecumenical dialogue
Pope Joins Interreligious Prayer, Begging God To End Pandemic
By Cindy Wooden – At a time of global “tragedy and suffering” because of the coronavirus, and in view of the long-term impact it will have, believers...
Bishop Sipuka Now Heads SA Church Leaders’ Body
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...
Vatican Notes Growing Ecumenical Consensus On What ‘Church’ Means
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...
Our Church Must be an Open Club
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...
Newman: A Unifying Saint – Video
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: Catholics...
President Ramaphosa to Church Leaders: Let’s Meet Again
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...
Plans for SA Taizé Meeting Gather Pace
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...
What SA Cleric Told The Pope
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...
Pope: Unity is First Sign of True Christian Witness
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...
Catholic or Christian: On the Outside Looking In
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...
Muslims Join Catholics at Mass After Sri Lanka Atrocity
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...
