A listening Church
In his recent interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Pope Francis said that he welcomes vigorous debate, apparently...
Editorials
Responding to scandal
Over the past decade or so, the Catholic Church worldwide has taken a thorough and not unmerited beating over scandals...
The Church and money
A year ago the cardinals in conclave sent the freshly elected pope into his new mission with a mandate to...
Our fifth election
Twenty years ago South Africa emerged from the often violent and uncertain four-year interregnum that followed the nightmare of apartheid...
The rock star pope
These are exciting times for the Catholic Church when even the rock magazine Rolling Stone puts the pope on its...
Getting married right
Millions of television viewers around the globe were witness to a rather unusual nuptial ceremony recently as 33 couples were...
Africa’s anti-gay laws
Where there is injustice, we must expect the Catholic Church to stand with the powerless. Therefore the Church should sound...
Politics in the Church
When a politician is given the opportunity to speak to the congregation at a church service, there will invariably be...
A cry for peace
Pope Francis will visit the Holy Land in May to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic embrace of Pope...
