Responding to Abortion
Twenty years ago this month, parliament voted to pass the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, which legalised abortion in...
Editorials 2016
Voting the Right Way for the World
When American voters go to the polls on Tuesday, November 8, to elect their new president, their choice will have...
Our Mission Today: the Business of Every Catholic
The haunting image on our front-page this week of a Jesuit priest facing an armoured police vehicle, moments before he...
Healing our Universities
South Africa is faced with myriad protests, often accompanied by violence. From service delivery protests to the students’ uprising, often...
Catholic: A Time to Stand Up
When in 2012 the satellite TV service DStv ruled out the inclusion of Catholic broadcaster EWTN on its South African...
5000 Times to be Thankful
The publication of our 5000th edition this week marks a significant milestone for this independent and entirely unsubsidised newspaper. For...
Let’s Pray for our Bishops
Should an enterprising researcher conduct a survey of what quality lay people appreciate most in priests and bishops, humility would...
Behind Empty Eyes
For most people, one of the great fears is to suffer an accident or health crisis that would leave them...
Is South Africa a Nation of Rape?
While President Jacob Zuma took to the podium to sign off the results of last month’s municipal elections, a protest...
