Today’s public square
In ancient times public exchange of information and discourse would take place in communal areas: the market square, the university...
Editorials 2013
A Question of Rights
Many South Africans, and Catholics worldwide, have been inspired by the courageous example of the South African-born Redemptorist Father Cyril...
A ban on spanking
A proposed law that would ban parents from administering corporal punishment to their children is inevitably controversial. If enacted, South...
Alcohol abuse and society
For many consumers of alcohol, enjoying an occasional drink or even a rare overindulgence is a pleasurable experience. Scientists have...
Mirrors of joy
In May the Southern Cross pilgrims travelling in the Holy Land and Italy with Archbishop William Slattery attracted attention from...
I was in prison…
At this year’s Easter vigil, Pope Francis made an astonishing gesture: he got on his knees to wash and kiss...
Today’s Catholic youth
On July 23 the world’s Catholic youth will begin to gather in great numbers in Rio de Janeiro for the...
Unity within the church
The internal division in the Catholic Church, and the acrimony that often accompanies it, are a scandal, in both senses...
Saints and Miracles
BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON – Pope Francis may be ready to canonise Blessed John Paul II soon, if reports of a...
