Rise of a counter-culture
In the streets of Sydney during World Youth Day, some protesters handed out condoms to passing pilgrims. Reporters later spotted...
Editorials
40 years of dissent
IN the 40 years since Pope Paul VI released his encyclical Humanae vitae (Of Human Life), which prohibited the conjugal...
Anglican discord
Whenever religious faith is a source of conflict between believers, God’s name is offended. In that light, the potential for...
Mandela at 90
AS we celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday on July 18, we rejoice that God has spared us our Father of...
The women priests debate
The Vatican’s statement last month reiterating that Catholic women who are ordained to the priesthood, and those ordaining them, are...
Fix this!
Pope Benedict places his concern for the world’s hungry at the centre of the Church’s social justice platform. Earlier this...
Mugabe’s Lost Destiny
The outcome of Zimbabwe’s parliamentary and presidential elections in March took many commentators, including this newspaper, by surprise.
The culture of impunity
The distressing attacks on African expatriates in many parts of South Africa can be explained partly with reference to poor...
Catholic education today
Special editorial by Michail Rassool Addressing Catholic educators in Washington DC in April, Pope Benedict said education is integral to...
