Fruits of a Synod
GUEST EDITORIAL BY FR RUSSELL POLLITT After three weeks of intense work at the Synod of Bishops on the Family,...
Editorials 2015
Don’t Trust Every Word
An old adage has it that one should not trust everything one reads in the press. This holds true even...
The Changing Mission
The third Sunday in October is one of the most important non-liturgical days in the Catholic Church’s year: it is...
Our Call to Dialogue
A keyword which underpins the dominant theme of Pope Francis’s pontificate — that of mercy — is revealing itself: dialogue.
Pope Francis, the Prophet
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton It is only since Vatican II that the popes have become travellers. Pope Paul VI...
Heritage Day and the Future
Guest Editorial by Michael Shackleton Heritage Day in South Africa is celebrated this week to mark the contribution that South...
The Annulment of a Marriage
Guest editorial by Michael Shackleton – Christ said: A man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to...
A Saint for South Africa
Guest editorial by Bishop Victor Phalana The cult of martyrs arose early in the history of the Church. Altars and...
Let’s talk about Sex
The bishops of Southern Africa must be commended for their new campaign against pornography, Pure love, not porn, and for...
