The preaching problem
An Italian bishop has articulated what many Catholics in South Africa are thinking: that homilies — the pre-eminent form of...
Editorials
The Pius XII dilemma
When Pope Benedict declared Pope Pius XII venerable in December, the outraged reaction from some quarters was predictable. The war-time...
Where would Jesus Stand?
It would require a very peculiar reading of the Gospel to locate Jesus anywhere else but at the side of...
In the Darkest Hours
Catholics are rightly shocked by the report of abuses committed against minors by priests and the handling of allegations of...
The Malema question
South Africa’s most controversial politician today must be Julius Malema, the president of the African National Congress Youth League. To...
AIDS: No easy answers
President Jacob Zuma this month acknowledged that South Africa is “not yet winning” the fight against HIV/Aids, pointing out that...
A climate for change
The world’s leaders must show courage as they prepare for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen from December...
Media frustration
In an interview with the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano in late October, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Durban was asked whether...
