Five years of Pope Benedict XVI
As we review this week Pope Benedict’s first five years as supreme pastor of the Catholic Church, we do so...
Editorials 2010
Abuse: The boil must be lanced
The relentless focus on revelations of sexual abuse by Church personnel and their cover-up is a constant source of pain...
Mind-blowing news
Without his resurrection from the dead, Jesus of Nazareth probably would have been a minor footnote in local Jerusalem history,...
Why was Jesus killed?
Why was Jesus crucified? The short answer resides in the resentment and fear of the religious establishment of the day,...
Seeking our role-models
The human individual is always open to identifying new sources of inspiration. We seek role-models whose lives exhibit good examples...
Beware World Cup greed
In just over three months’ time, South Africa will finally welcome the world as guests at the football World Cup....
SA’s moral compass
President Jacob Zuma’s proposed national dialogue on morality in South Africa is most welcome, even if the announcement’s timing and...
Abuse: Only the truth will heal
It is encouraging that the bishops of Ireland and Pope Benedict have acknowledged the gravity of the Irish Church’s failings...
Shroud’s truth is in the fruits
As the Church prepares to exhibit the Shroud of Turin, which many hold to be Christ’s burial cloth, the debate...
