Church / Erin Carelse / Priests
by Erin Carelse · Published March 24, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2019
Part of the abuse crisis in the Church resides in clericalism, as Pope Francis has said, but another cause can be located in the training of priests, according to the rector of South Africa’s...
By Catholic News Service – As an immediate sign of his concern and an encouragement to other donors, Pope Francis has sent $50,000 each to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to assist with initial emergency relief...
Church / Faith Life / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published March 23, 2019 · Last modified March 24, 2019
Duncan Hyam, Johannesburg – In his letter “Offer us the best of our Church to stem exit“, Frans van Neerijnen offers a significant number of suggestions regarding engaging Catholics to keep them from leaving...
Charity / Church / Religious Life / Youth
by Caleb SC · Published March 23, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2019
Nomsa Mashabela takes the little ones of Holy Family Care Centre in Ofcolaco, Limpopo, for a walk. The home was founded in 2002 and is run by the Daughters of Our Lady of the...
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service – Christians have faith in a God who wants to and is able to transform the world, conquering evil with good, Pope Francis said. That is why “it...
Church / Erin Carelse / World Youth Day / Youth
by Erin Carelse · Published March 22, 2019 · Last modified March 20, 2019
Two World Youth Day pilgrims are taking to heart the appeal by national youth chaplain Fr Mthembeni Dlamini CMM to share their life-changing experiences in their parishes and communities. Andrea Giuricich from Our Lady...
Church / Letter of the Week / Mass
by Letters Editor · Published March 21, 2019 · Last modified March 20, 2019
Antonio Tonin, East London – I was intrigued by Frans van Neerijnen’s letter on making the Church more attractive to the faithful to stem the loss of Catholics to Pentecostal churches. May I offer...
by Letters Editor · Published March 21, 2019 · Last modified March 22, 2019
Mary Bowers, Cape Town – The article by Professor Michael Ogunu on the exodus of Catholics to Pentecostal churches personally concerns me. I have been affected by this sad loss for many years, with...
By Nicolette Whittle – A placard-carrying participant at an anti-abortion protest in Pretoria this month would like to see more Catholics swelling numbers at such events. “It would be an excellent idea for more Catholics...
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service – The season of Lent is a time for Christians to reflect on and practice the mercy of God toward others and not waste away sitting in judgment...
Saint Joseph’s Theological Institute will hold its sixth academic conference from April 25-27 at its Cedara campus near Pietermaritzburg. This year’s theme is “The Mission to Save and Heal”, drawing from Pope Francis’ 2013...
by Fr Pierre Goldie · Published March 19, 2019 · Last modified March 17, 2019
By Fr Pierre Goldie – In my first column I concluded that we have excluded Christ from many key areas of society — including politics, business, education, entertainment, sport, science and other areas —...
