Editorials 2003

The Iraq malaise

Even after the capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the Holy See continues to point out that the invasion...

2004: Year of Hope

As we reflect on the year 2003, and look towards 2004, we focus our hopes and prayers on many areas...

God’s special gift to us

Guest editorial by Archbishop Denis E Hurley OMI About 15 billion years ago a cosmic blast occurred that we have...

Catholic Anger will remain

The public outrage that greeted revelations of the rugby training methods employed in the run-up to last month’s world cup...

Catholic Anger will remain

The ruling by the Broadcast Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) that an episode of the adult cartoon series South...

Aids will define our future

It must be infuriating for those Catholics working in the field of HIV/Aids that in the secular arena the Church’s...

Who is a dissident?

Shortly before Cardinal Keith O’Brien, archbishop of Edinburgh, was elevated to the College of Cardinals in October, he made a...

Confronting SA’s past

Pope John Paul is an astute observer of the human condition when he says that true reconciliation is impossible without...

A beacon of justice

It is encouraging that the fearless witness of Archbishop Pius Ncube, a beacon of social justice in Zimbabwe, is being...