The Church and Science
It seems that all pronouncements by Pope Francis which defy the secular worlds preconceived notions about the Church are being...
Editorials 2014
Lessons from a Cardinal’s Media Fiasco
Church leaders, especially in the higher levels of the hierarchy, have a particular responsibility to represent the Christian virtues of...
Mercy and the Law
God’s laws are meant to lead all people to Christ and his glory — and if they do not, then...
Mission Sunday’s Bishop
GUEST EDITORIAL BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON Mission Sunday should be taken seriously by African Catholics in general and Southern African Catholics...
Innocents of War
Guest editorial: Michael Shackleton – Battlefields and graveyards mark the historical evidence of war in all parts of the world,...
The synod’s battlelines
There are heightened expectations that this month’s Synod of Bishops on the family might produce changes, especially on the question...
The Daswa cause
When the Vatican examines the sainthood cause of Benedict Daswa on October 9, many in the South African Church will...
The Church’s healing gift
In a perceptive column last week, our writer Sarah-Leah Pimentel proposed that Catholics make use of the sacrament of reconciliation...
Saint Denis Hurley?
This week a reader proposes that a cause for the canonisation of Archbishop Denis Hurley OMI be launched. The idea...
