Church / Church History / Evil & Persecution / Vatican
by CNS · Published July 24, 2020 · Last modified July 23, 2020
By Simon Caldwell – The Catholic Church has failed to defend Christians effectively, partly because it historically accepted persecution as part of its “community story,” a Vatican official said. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister,...
By Michael Kelly – The Vatican ambassador to Ireland has backed a campaign to have the government rebury the remains of infants and children found in a mass grave at a Catholic-run home. Campaigners say they...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque. While commemorating the International Day of the Sea during...
Often the Catholic Church gets a bad rap for events in history. Two journalists set out to debunk the myths, as Carol Glatz reports. The Inquisition, the Crusades, the trial of the Knights Templar, the...
By Clemence Cireau – This year, the church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the canonisation of St Joan of Arc, a 15th-century peasant who is one of the most enduring female symbols in Western culture. For...
Church / Church History / Pope John Paul II
by CNS · Published July 6, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
A concert honouring the centennial of St John Paul II’s birth is now available online. The concert, featuring some of the United States and Poland’s top classical music artists, was held and is now online...
Church / Church History / Priests / Saints / Theology
by CNS · Published June 25, 2020 · Last modified June 24, 2020
Father Rensch’s YouTube series, “Symbols and Saints,” can be viewed at https://bit.ly/37RFien By Cori Fugere Urban – What do vestments, an upside-down anchor, St. John of Nepomuk, a pelican and St. Joseph’s flowering staff have in...
Church / Church History / Parish Life
by Letters Editor · Published June 22, 2020 · Last modified June 21, 2020
By Fr Kevin Reynolds – Daluxolo Moloantoa’s article on the centenary of the Most Holy Redeemer parish in Mmakau next January is precious because it narrates the arrival in the archdiocese of Pretoria in 1960...
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Catholic bishops in Turkey pledged not to contest plans to turn Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia cathedral that now serves as a museum into a Muslim place of worship. In announcing their decision...
Church / Church History / Daluxolo Moloantoa
by Daluxolo Moloantoa · Published June 17, 2020 · Last modified June 15, 2020
As the parish of the Most Holy Redeemer in Mmakau, North-West province, is preparing to celebrate its centenary, DALUXOLO MOLOANTOA looks back at this remarkable community’s first 100 years. From Here We Shall Never Move. These...
Church / Church History / Pope Francis / Vatican
by CNS · Published June 16, 2020 · Last modified June 15, 2020
By Carol Glatz – Tasked with protecting the pope even at the cost of their own lives, members of the Swiss Guard are not just highly trained specialists in security and ceremonial detail, they also receive...
Church / Church History / From Our Vaults
by Tamar SC · Published June 12, 2020 · Last modified June 9, 2020
Robert F Kennedy, the Catholic Robert F Kennedy, the US presidential candidate who was assassinated on June 4, attended Mass in Pretoria cathedral almost exactly two years ago, Archbishop Jackie Garner told the congregation at...
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