Coronavirus Has Exposed Deep Challenges In SA
By Dennis Jackson, Johannesburg – It is so sad! The arrival of the pandemic exposed a number of social challenges in our country. We have seen...
Category: Crisis
Priests: A Truly Essential Service
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement in late May that places of worship may reopen for public worship during Level 3 of the nationwide lockdown was met...
At Angelus, Pope Backs UN Resolution Calling For Global Cease-Fire
https://youtu.be/tl9WRsy0hu4 By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis praised the United Nations’ adoption of a global cease-fire resolution amid the coronavirus pandemic that has swept...
Can Any Good Come Out of this Pandemic?
A story by Jesuit Father Anthony De Mello traces a series of events in the life of a Chinese farmer. It begins with the farmer...
Honour the Victims Of Covid-19
The funeral will be held at a future date. How often has that sentence or one similar appeared in newspaper and online obituaries over the...
Online Forum Offers Tools, Self-Help Resources For Coping During Lockdown
By Betty Araya – Due to the coronavirus, the structures society once found comfort in have been shaken, and as time progresses with the end...
Catholic Aftercare Centre Steps Up For Hungry Children
When a Catholic aftercare centre in Cape Town’s Manenberg area planned its tenth anniversary this year, nobody could foresee that its function in the coronoavirus...
Pope: In Times Of Trial, Never Surrender To Despair
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christians have no need to fear in moments of trial and adversity because God’s grace is more powerful than evil,...
Fr Chris Townsend: Don’t Manage – Inspire!
On that fateful afternoon 82 days ago, before going home to start the Level 5 lockdown, I was anxious—and a bit excited. I was very...
Pope Reaches Out To Seafarers Stuck On Ships Or Without Work
By Cindy Wooden – As travel restrictions continue in the hope of slowing the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis offered his prayers and solidarity to...
Bishop Victor Phalana: Speak Out on GBV ‘Pandemic’
Violence against women and children in South Africa is a “pandemic” which the government has to do more to fight, according to the Justice &...
Death Cannot Keep People From God, Says Bishop Recovering From Covid-19
By Cindy Wooden – A bishop in northern Italy who had been intubated for 17 days and almost died of Covid-19 celebrated an outdoor evening Mass...
