This Week’s Issue: 15 November – 21 November, 2017
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Church
Church Church Teaching Mass Shackleton
Sunday Mass: Days of Obligation With No Priest?
If I cannot attend Sunday Mass at my own parish but only a Communion service, does this fulfil the Sunday obligation? Must I attend Mass at another parish?
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Church Justice & Peace Magliano Pope Francis War and Refugees
A Man with a Mission: No Death Penalty and Possession of Nuclear Weapons
Tony Magliano discusses how Pope Francis has made two major stands – the death penalty and anti-nuke – placing the Church firmly in the seamless pro-life in all forms camp
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Politics
Zimbabwe’s Christian Leaders: We Can’t Go Back
Church leaders in Zimbabwe called for calm and for an interim government after the military seized power Nov. 15. After meeting in the capital, Harare, the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations called for an interim government to be formed to “oversee the smooth transition to a free and fair election.”
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Christian Living Pope Francis
Prepare for Today As if It Were the Last Day
Acts of charity and kindness make a person’s faith shine in this world and help ensure that it will shine forever in the afterlife, Pope Francis said.
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Church Your Letters
Church Not Exempt From the Fight Against Corruption
The Church is not exempt from upholding the laws of the country. To lead the fight against corruption, it must ensure that its own house is “clean and in order”.
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Church
Bene Merenti for Deacon John Vorster
Deacon John Vorste of St James’ parish in Port Alfred has been awarded the papal Bene Merenti medal for exceptional service
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Church Politics Your Letters
Mass is No Place for Political Parties
According to several news reports, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has taken her political campaign to become the next leader of the African National Congress, and therefore possibly the next president of South Africa, to the Catholic church in Mariannhill diocese.
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Church Ecumenical dialogue
Fr Anthony Egan SJ: “Learning from Luther” Lecture
Jesuit Father Anthony Egan will deliver a lecture in Johannesburg on November 18 on the subject of “Learning from Luther”.
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