There’s a Saint For Everyone
While it would be an exaggeration to claim that the saints have fallen from the Catholic consciousness, it is fair...
Editorials 2001
Paedophilia: Protect the children
It is evident that many bishops around the world have been ill equipped to deal with allegations of child molestation...
A Christmas message from the cardinal
GUEST CHRISTMAS EDITORIAL BY CARDINAL WILFRID NAPIER OFM For us, a people battered as we are by a crime rate...
Stem cell cloning: playing God
Circumstances are rare when secular and religious commentators find some common ground on an ethical issue. The critical reaction to...
Pope’s fast for peace
Pope John Paul’s call for a day of prayer and fast for peace on December 14 goes beyond archaic piety....
President Mbeki and Aids: A bizarre agenda
When history ultimately judges his presidency, Thabo Mbeki risks being examined not for his admirable efforts to kickstart an African...
Fascism on our doorstep
The recent banishment of Irish Father Gabriel Maguire from Zimbabwe may or may not have been linked to the priest’s...
Religion in the new curriculum
The government’s new draft curriculum, which has alarmed many Christians, prominently bears the personal stamp of Kader Asmal, the education...
Bishops after Vatican II
Preparations for this month’s Synod for Bishops offered few hints of just how candid many of the delegates would be...
