Slavery in the 21st century
By Tony Magliano – Slavery ended in the 19th century, right? Wrong. It’s an easy enough mistake to make. After all, the end of America’s civil war and...
Crisis
Maryknoll Sister Abby Avelino: Fight against trafficking must combat crimes online
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Strategic collaboration, especially with law enforcement monitoring crimes online, is needed in the fight against human trafficking, according to the head of...
Napier Centre for Healing: A Place of Mercy
About 50km outside Durban, a Catholic-run rehabilitation centre for drug addicts is offering the outcasts of society a new chance at life. Dawn Haynes tells the story...
‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
“Time is running out”as famine, disease and fighting close in on the population, with no end in sight, said U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine...
Endless flow of weapons fuelling the world’s wars
By Tony Magliano – Who arms the world’s violent conflicts? Answer: all of the major arms-producing nations. According to a 25-year analysis of global conflicts and arms...
Modern Slavery: What Can We Do?
Human trafficking is a silent emergency, in Southern Africa and throughout the world. Bishop Joseph Kizito of Aliwal North looks at modern slavery and how we can...
Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land and other War-torn countries
At its meeting from the 7th to the 9th of November 2023 in Lumko Institute, Benoni, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Administrative Board noted with great...
Justice, not violence, will end Israel-Hamas war
Hamas brutally, and immorally attacked Israel, killing many innocent Israelis. No excuse can justify this! And no excuse can justify Israel’s counterattacks brutally, immorally killing many innocent...
Jerusalem Cardinal Offers Himself in Exchange for Israeli Hostages
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Catholic Church’s highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his “absolute availability” to be exchanged for Israeli children taken hostage...
Pope: Prayer is weapon against ‘diabolical’ power of violence
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Although it is easy to feel powerless in the face of war, “prayer is the meek and holy force to oppose the...
