South Africa’s sainthood cause
Pope John Paul has described the saints as people who have “lived an ordinary life in an extraordinary way”. This...
Editorials 2003
School bullies: Fighting back
Statistics suggesting that half of all children subjected to bullying in schools are likely to develop psychological harm as a...
Same sex unions: Shaping the law
The government’s new proposed policy on religion in education is the fruit of tough negotiations between an education minister instinctively...
Women in the Church
In August, South Africans observe the secular National Women’s Day. Catholics also celebrate their patronal feast day of the Assumption,...
Choosing a bishop
Over the past few weeks, the question of the selection of bishops has become the subject of debate in our...
Wealth for the spirit
Our need and duty to pray to God, and our endeavours to do his will faithfully, have had many expressions...
A bold step forward on abuse
Last month’s statement issued by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier on behalf of the Southern African bishops detailing a change of approach...
The call to holiness
When the Sunday Times recently began to run its series of reports on priests in this country, who were alleged...
Unity in the Church
The bishops’ latest pastoral letter, dealing with unity within the Southern African Church, is a timely reminder that much still...
