Church Must be Political, But Not Biased
The bishops of Germany marked the 75th anniversary of the defeat of the Third Reich with a remarkably frank statement which acknowledged the complicity of their predecessors...
Editorials 2020
A Crack in Everything
We know that the world will not be the same when we emerge from our coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions. Some of these changes will be material. Economies...
A New World
We are currently going through a crisis which is described by some as a “black swan event”: an unexpected, uncommon and widereaching situation that has severe...
The Cardinal Pell Case: Justice and Truth
In all the responses to the acquittal of Cardinal George Pell of charges of sexual abuse by Australia’s High Court, both the cardinal and the president of...
Our Easter In A Time Of Adversity And Hope
Guest editorial by Sheila Pires – ‘I have seen the Lord,” announced Mary Magdalene to the disciples. The last weeks of Lent have put many of us...
Where is God?
Guest editorial: Frs Kelvin Banda OP, Stephen Beru M.Afr & Isaac Zachariah Mutelo OP As the coronavirus crisis causes disruptions and even lockdowns in our societies, many people...
A Question of Survival
The lockdown and restrictions placed on societies in efforts to arrest the spread of the Covid-19 virus will cause great economic hardships on many people. For many...
Faith In Time Of Corona
The devil is rubbing his hands, not with disinfectant but with glee, at the fear and panic that is consuming the world over the coronavirus, or Covid-19....
A Fallen Saint
When Jean Vanier died at 90 last May, such was the perception of his holiness that many Catholics felt compelled to exclaim “Santo subito”—make him a...
Silence of the Pope’s Cry
Pope Francis has reportedly expressed his disappointment at the reception of his new document on the Amazon, Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazonia). The Holy Father is quite right...
