Pope 75 Years After Atomic Bomb: Drop Weapons For Peace
By Carol Glatz – For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said...
Category: Justice & Peace
Race And Film: Fiction And Nonfiction That Gives Food For Thought
By Kurt Jensen – No motion picture drama has had the power to change minds the way the on-video death of George Floyd in the custody of police...
Oblate Warns of OR Tambo Drug Trafficking
Nearly 20% of people arrested in Hong Kong in 2018/19 for possession of drugs, smuggled the substance via OR Tambo International in Johannesburg, according to a Hong...
A Christian State of the Nation Address
My fellow brothers and sisters in Christ: As followers of the God whose very essence is love, a love so deep and abundant that this love took...
Time To Revive the Justice & Peace Ministry
The Justice & Peace ministry has become inactive in many dioceses. In the face of many social crises, now is the time to revive it, argues Kalie...
Why J&P Supports Infected Meat Victims
The bishops’ Justice & Peace Commission (J&P) continues to work for families affected by the infected meat scandal, in which 216 people were killed and about 1000...
Foreigners, Locals Share Views Of One Another
The Justice & Peace Commission (J&P), with the help of the Commission for Refugees and Migrants, hosted a workshop on social cohesion to create a space for...
The Tragedy of Child Labour
For millions of working children worldwide, the adventures of school year remain but a dream. Sadly, these children will never learn to read or write. They...
How the Apostleship of the Sea Helps Abused Sailors
While the Apostleship of the Sea has as its primary purpose the pastoral care of seafarers, the international Catholic organisation also engages itself for the rights of those who spend their lives at sea.
Jesuit Brother: Church Must Act on Climate Change
The SAFCEI is a “multi-faith organisation committed to supporting faith leaders and their communities in Southern Africa’’ on issues regarding the earth and the environment, according to the institute’s website. It aims to promote ‘’awareness, understanding and action on eco-justice, sustainable living and climate change”.
Church Leaders Condemn State Plundering
Leaders of all significant South African churches, including the Catholic Church, have condemned the evident “plundering of public resources”, blatant waste of taxpayers’ money, prevailing corruption, and weakening of public institutions.
Asia Bibi’s Fate After 8 Years
Catholic Asia Bibi has been held in solitary confinement in Pakistan since November 2010, when she was sentenced to hang for insulting Muhammad, the founder of Islam....
