Bishop Sipuka: It’s time to act on discrimination and violation of women
By: Bishop Sithembele Sipuka I would be remiss to let the month of August pass without referring to women who, in the light of the prevailing patriarchal...
Category: Ethics & Human Dignity
Pope Meets Nadia Murad, Genocide Survivor, Now Advocating for Afghan Women
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis held a private audience with Nadia Murad, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and survivor of the Islamic State-led genocide in Iraq,...
Catholics in China told to celebrate communist party and forgo Marian pilgrimage
Catholic dioceses across China hosted celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) this year, while pilgrimages to China’s national Marian shrine were forbidden....
Report that led to priest’s resignation prompts journalism ethics questions
By Tom Tracy – High-tech data collection and cellphone tracking services allegedly used in a report by The Pillar that triggered the resignation of a high-ranking US Catholic...
Give the Homeless Dignity in Photos
This is how homeless people in Durban were presented in the “Homeless 101” project, a 2019 collaboration between the Denis Hurley Centre and the Daily Maverick. It...
World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis
After six years of war, “Yemen remains the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe,” according to the International Rescue Committee. Confirming that terribly sad fact, Catholic Relief Services reports,...
Catholic Anti-Slavery Network in Australia becomes model for business
When Australia’s national customs and border law enforcement agency uploaded a Catholic document to a federal government registry monitoring modern-day slavery at the end of June, it...
Papal charity sees increased violations of religious freedom globally
By Cindy Wooden – The religious persecution exercised by China and North Korea, restrictions on religious freedom in dozens of countries and the continuing threat of violence...
Where Are the Social Workers?
One of the Batho Pele (or “People First”) principles on which government prides itself is “access”. When public officials are inducted into their work portfolios, the eight...
Sydney Archbishop Urges ‘Deep Breath’ after News of Artificial Embryos
After a prominent Australian university announced it had made artificial human embryos from skin cells, an Australian archbishop with a doctorate in bioethics asked, “Is this really...
They Need Us, And We Need Them!
They are deadbeats who want free benefits from our country. They are taking our jobs. They are dangerous criminals who are hurting our people and our country....
US Debate: What Works to Get, and Keep, People out of Poverty
By Mark Pattison – What methods work best at getting people out of poverty – and keeping them out – was the subject of debate during a...
