A Nation’s Hope Betrayed
Hope; the faith or yearning that something depended upon will fulfil itself — this has been the fate of many
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Christian Living Crisis
Christian Living Church Crisis
‘Stop Killing Our Women and Children Right Now!’
Churches in Limpopo are urging elders to talk openly with younger people about violence against women and children, to tackle the problem together.
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Christian Living Church Crisis
Hawaii Parishioners Displaced by Lava Ask for Prayers
Paul and Rose Utes, members of Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa, had to leave their home when lava from the Kilauea eruptions moved into their section of the Leilani Estates subdivision in Puna on the Big Island.
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Books Church Crisis Depression &Suicide Your Letters
Elements of Counselling: An Essential Tool for Pastoral Ministry
I attended the launch last month of the 3rd edition of Elements Of Counselling, co-authored by Dr Joan Schön, Fr Vic Kotze and Lauren Gower, I find that this edition, like each of its predecessors, is a valuable tool for all who find themselves called to offer care and counsel to young and old in South Africa.
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Christian Living Crisis
Britain: 53% Say They Have ‘No Religion’
More than half of the people in Britain say they no longer belong to a religion, said data released by NatCen Social Research.
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Crisis Ethics & Human Dignity Human Rights
No Childhood for Working Children
US-based Tony Magliano brings us up to speed with the reality of child labour – 168 million children are affected
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Crisis Pope Francis Prayer
Pope Prays for Flood Victims the World Over
Pope Francis offered prayers for flood victims in Texas and Louisiana and in Nepal, India and Bangladesh.
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Church Crisis Parish Life Priests
Shameful Behaviour of Some Priests
Sr Sue Rakoczy IHM – The spiritual and psychological abuse that women experience in the Church is often hidden and the woman suffers alone. This is a very sad and scandalous story of clerical abuse against a vulnerable woman.
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Crisis War and Refugees
Central African Priests use Facebook to Express Outrage, Appeal for Help
Catholic priests whose villages have been attacked have taken to Facebook to express outrage and appeal for help. One priest accused U.N. peacekeepers of “deliberately abandoning” his town and leaving parishioners to be murdered by rebels.
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