Christian hegemony over the centuries may well have clouded perceptions, especially in the West, about the incidence of religious freedom, […]

The government’s engagement with the Catholic Church on questions of the equitable distribution of land is much welcome. With a

More than at any other time in the liturgical year, except perhaps Christmas, on our Lenten journey we turn our

A  decade ago the abuse scandal in Boston broke, setting off a seemingly endless domino effect of allegations and revelations

As we approach the penitential season of Lent, we are called to purify ourselves in anticipation of the Resurrection. To

Allegations that there has been corruption in the Vatican and that an official who had pulled the Vatican City finances

We must hope that pornography will not be allowed on our airwaves when the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa

On page 9 of this week’s issue we feature a report of how Catholic schooling has had a positive influence

The minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, had hardly congratulated the matriculation class of 2011 on a National Senior Certificate