Addressing former students, now leaders in theology and philosophy in their own right, Pope Benedict observed that cradle Catholics have […]

When Christ sent out his apostles to evangelise the world, the means of communication were their powers of verbal persuasion.

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Addressing a gathering in Durban recently, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier summarised a frustration he shares with many South Africans about “racial

As you read this, some 1200 young people from South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland are enthusiastically preparing to participate in

It is almost 40 years ago since the Second Vatican Council in its closing message predicted: “The hour is coming,

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The release this month of the final movie in the Harry Potter franchise has revived the inevitable debate about whether

In international terms, the Catholic Church in Southern Africa is something of a backwater. With few exceptions notably the struggle