Editorials 2009

In the Darkest Hours

Catholics are rightly shocked by the report of abuses committed against minors by priests and the handling of allegations of...

The Malema question

South Africa’s most controversial politician today must be Julius Malema, the president of the African National Congress Youth League. To...

AIDS: No easy answers

President Jacob Zuma this month acknowledged that South Africa is “not yet winning” the fight against HIV/Aids, pointing out that...

A climate for change

The world’s leaders must show courage as they prepare for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen from December...

Media frustration

In an interview with the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano in late October, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban was asked whether...