Getting to know someone who is a refugee can wipe away fears and dismantle distorted ideologies, Pope Francis said. Highlighting World Refugee Day, which is marked June 20, the pope asked that “concrete attention...
Time is running out to find the more than 1 million Jews and Roma people buried in mass graves who were killed during World War II. At the same time, mass graves are turning...
A society only concerned with people’s needs, not their value, is a sad and disheartened society, Pope Francis said. “The point is that a participatory society cannot settle for … pure solidarity and welfare...
Fr Thabang Nkadimeng OMI – He missed the 40th anniversary by two years, but when Pope Benedict XVI published his social encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) it followed Paul VI’s 1967 encyclical...
The Catholic Church’s commitment to promoting justice, defending human dignity, building peace and promoting development is a response to a Christian vision of the world and its purpose, which ultimately is to reach happiness...
March 26 marks the 50th anniversary of Populorum Progressio—and it’s a great reason for the Church across South Africa to celebrate. However, don’t be ashamed if you did not know about the anniversary or...
US-based Tony Magliano walked where desperate migrants have walked… Recently I was given a unique opportunity to taste some of the bitter hardships endured by fellow human beings fleeing drug-gang violence, oppressive poverty and...
In his second article on euthanasia and assisted suicide, MELESE SHULA explains the pros and cons of “advance directives” and offers a Christian response to suffering Last week I outlined the reasons why euthanasia and...
This month South Africans celebrate the most precious rights we possess and the rights for which the struggle for our freedom was all about: human rights. A human right is a right which is...
Access to clean drinking water is a basic human right and a key component in protecting human life, Pope Francis said. “The right to water is essential for the survival of persons and decisive...
As we unite in a solidarity of prayer for people living in difficult conditions in far-off places, we turn to Asia where millions of people are deprived of the freedoms of association...
Employers who make business deals that threaten people’s livelihood commit a sin that robs men, women and their families of their dignity, Pope Francis said. “Whoever – because of economic manoeuvring and business dealings...
