The percentage of Americans who say pornography is morally acceptable increased more over the past year than in all other years this decade combined.
Has Society’s Acceptability of Porn Hit a New High? Read Post »
The CPLO has warned that shack-building is increasing due to high levels of unemployment and urbanisation, with the number of households living in backyard-dwellings up by 55% during the previous decade.
CPLO: Rural Poor Move to Cities at Increasing Rate Read Post »
Today is World Refugee Day. To mark the occasion, Daluxolo Moloantoa explains how the Catholic Scalabrini centres respond to Christ:
Our Call to Welcome the Stranger Read Post »
One of my proudest childhood moments was when my father, a great football journalist, quizzed me about the 1974 World Cup.
How a True Football Hero Emerged Read Post »
Loving wealth destroys the soul, and cheating people of their just wages and benefits is a mortal sin, Pope Francis said. Jesus did not mince words when he said, “Woe to you who are rich,” after listing the Beatitudes as written according to St. Luke, the pope said in a morning homily.
Pope: Cheating Workers Out of Just Wages is a Mortal Sin Read Post »
A disaster in a building of clothing factories in Bangladesh five years ago changed fashion forever, with many now insisting on ethical production and consumption, as South African fashion writer CLOUDS DRUMMOND explains.
Is Your T-Shirt Worth a Human Life? Read Post »
A Catholic school in Johannesburg has rolled out an anonymous reporting system that lets learners and staff members report bullying and inappropriate behaviour via a cellphone app.
School Launches Anti-Bullying App Read Post »
Rich. Filthy rich. That’s what they are. Off of our vanities and insecurities, they are made wealthy. In their eyes we are piglets to be raised for slaughter. They will press and pull at our flesh and then turn us on our backs and say to the butcher: “Cut it here.”
Hold up the Divine Mirror for True Self Read Post »
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has prepared a discussion guide parishes can use to have a conversation on race and economic inequality, with the aim of collecting stories and publishing them.
Justice & Peace Want Your Stories! Read Post »
