AIDS: Doctrine and compassion
Recent letters in the secular press have criticised Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, for...
Editorials 2005
Wider voice for the Church
News that a high-powered delegation of bishops has met with the director-general of the department of communication is giving new...
Time for a make-over
Among the abundance of contemporary reality TV shows, the sub-genre of make-over programmes evidently enjoy a particular popularity.
Elections in Iraq
Kidnappings feature among today’s news items. The abducting of the archbishop of Mosul was initially labelled a “terrorist act” by...
Leisure needs work
Going on vacation in the benign summer month of January is something many South Africans enjoy. A break from the...
Tsunami: Is there a reason?
There is no point in waiting for the dust to settle before commenting on the tsunami catastrophe in south-east Asia....
A crucial apostolate
In its 85th year of serving the Catholic public, The Southern Cross continues to be in good health, notwithstanding uninformed...
