Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Letter of the Week / Politics / Society
by Letters Editor · Published January 14, 2020 · Last modified January 9, 2020
Frans van Neerijnen, Roodepoort – I read with interest part two of Bishop Sipuka’s interview headlined ”What is needed to help fix SA’’ (November 27). I want to stress that true and proper capitalism,...
Abortion / Charity / Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published January 8, 2020 · Last modified January 5, 2020
Mater Domini Home in Cape Town is in need of donations and funding to continue to provide a safe and nurturing environment to women in crisis pregnancies and to protect unborn children. “A restructuring...
Corruption / Crisis / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published December 19, 2019 · Last modified December 15, 2019
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “Eskom Unbundling Explained” to discuss looming issues around the state-owned enterprise. Panellists were Phakamile Hlubi of the National Union of Metalworkers of South...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Global Issues
by CNS · Published December 11, 2019 · Last modified December 10, 2019
By Barbara J. Fraser – From Chile to Haiti to Hong Kong, protests appear to be sweeping the globe. Although sparked by different events, they also reflect a common frustration with economic inequality and corrupt...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Magliano / Pope Francis
by Tony Magliano · Published November 28, 2019
Two years ago, speaking before a Vatican sponsored international symposium titled “Prospects for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament,” Pope Francis said we cannot fail to be “genuinely concerned by...
Arinze Joseph Ani / Church / Crisis / Priests
by Ani Arinze · Published November 14, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
Killings have spread in most of Nigeria’s regions, originating from the nation’s northern part, since the emergence of the terrorism of the Islamic Boko Haram sect. Alarmingly, in certain regions people no longer see...
Bishops / Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Global Issues
by CNS · Published October 31, 2019 · Last modified October 30, 2019
As demonstrations pitting pro-government groups against pro-democracy protesters continue, a bishop urged Catholics to pray for the realisation that all are humans and not “cockroaches or dogs.” Ucanews.org reported Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing...
Church / Crisis / Global Issues
by CNS · Published October 24, 2019 · Last modified October 28, 2019
By Dale Gavlak – When Rifaa, her husband and three daughters escaped into Iraq in the dead of night, “there were dead bodies on the street” in Qamishli, Syria. “We found a smuggler to bring...
Crisis / Depression &Suicide / Raymond Perrier
by Raymond Perrier · Published September 24, 2019 · Last modified September 19, 2019
As a society we are getting better at talking about all kinds of subjects that were once taboo: gender-based violence, diverse sexual orientations, life-threatening illnesses, bullying at work or at school, and addictions. But...
Crisis / Erin Carelse / News / Violence
by Erin Carelse · Published September 18, 2019 · Last modified September 16, 2019
The violent acts, and burning and looting of business premises, mostly owned by migrants, in city centres and townships in Gauteng, have left the country in shock. “The ongoing chaos has violated basic human...
Church / Crisis / Global Issues / Human Rights / Religious Life
by CNS · Published September 17, 2019 · Last modified September 15, 2019
By Valentine Iwenwanne – Fatima Atewe, a single mother, knew it would be hard work, but she was excited to start a new job loading bricks into delivery trucks, earning as much as $27 a...
Abortion / Christian Living / Crisis / Erin Carelse / News
by Erin Carelse · Published September 17, 2019 · Last modified September 16, 2019
Despite efforts by pro-choice advocates to expand the number of abortion clinics in South Africa, doctors in the country are largely unwilling to perform the procedure. One such case is that of Dr Jacques...
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