Some years ago The Southern Cross learned of an inmate in a South African prison who decided to convert to

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

Something remarkable happened in South Africa in May. Only days before the municipal elections on May 18, communities in Ficksburg,

In his 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), Pope Benedict said that businesses cannot be ethically neutral: either

The Church will observe World Priest Day on July 1, which comes shortly after the 60th anniversary of the ordination

Few family tragedies leave as many lasting scars as the suicide of a loved one. Those left behind not only

Many South Africans Catholics will have had cause over the past few years to rejoice in the appointment of a