Editorials 2002

The letters columns of many Catholic publications–even those that are less lively than The Southern Cross’–seem to affirm the notion that consensus on many issues within the...

Catholics in Southern Africa may be forgiven if they sometimes feel marginalised in the big family of God that is the global Church. It is true that...

Last week we reported that the Church and its personnel are increasingly being targeted by criminals.

The resignation of Bishop Reginald Cawcutt as auxiliary bishop of Cape Town has set a hazardous precedent for the stability of the episcopal office. As we report...

Our feature article this week provides directions for spotting tell-tale signs of abuse of children.

Readers of The Southern Cross who avail themselves of the weekend newspapers published by the Independent Newspapers group will have noted with surprise the revival of a...

It is not unusual nowadays for disgruntled students, workers and other dissatisfied citizens to claim that their constitutional rights are being violated when they do not get...

Nothing that is genuinely human fails to raise an echo in the hearts of Christians.

Opinions of some biblical researchers have recently been aired on television, according to which Jesus Christ was not born of a virgin, did no miracles and certainly...

Last week we reported that the US Church and the Vatican may be on collision course over how to deal with allegations of sex abuse by consecrated...