A better world can’t be built lying on the couch, pope tells children
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Peace can spread and grow from “small seeds” like including someone who is left out...
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Albert Nolan OP Tribute “Reluctant Prophet” wins award
Three Dominicans have been awarded a prestigious prize for their work on a book of tributes to the late Fr...
‘Nostalgia’ will not save monasteries from closing, pope says
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Longing for the past will not save contemplative religious orders from closing their monasteries or...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Declared a Shrine
By Carmelite Superior, Father Rayan Pais – The South Africa Carmelite mission has another significant reason to rejoice as the...
Pope offers prayers for prisoners of war and victims of torture
By CNS – Pope Francis appealed to countries at war to release prisoners and offered special prayers for those who...
In age of excess, temperance helps one experience real joy, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Exercising the virtue of temperance is not a recipe for a boring life, Pope Francis...
Global group of priests to share reflections on synodality with pope
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Hundreds of parish priests from around the world will spend three days praying and talking...
Southern Cross Seller at Holy Redeemer Parish in Bergvliet, Cape Town
Roscoe Stoffels, from Holy Redeemer Parish in Bergvliet, Cape Town, became a Catholic at this year’s Easter Vigil. He has...
Pope backs peasant farmers in land dispute with Catholic group
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis expressed his support for peasant farmers in northern Peru threatened with eviction from...
