Who Was St Thomas More?
Saint Thomas More was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist—and a steadfast Catholic, a faithfulness […]
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Saints
Church Sacraments
Swiss Bishop to Priests: No last rites for patients seeking assisted suicide
A Swiss bishop has instructed Catholic priests not to give last rites to people suspected of seeking assisted suicide, following
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Mary
Why Mary Had to be Born Without Sin
The figure of Mary, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus of Nazareth, continues to provoke controversy and
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Gospel Scripture
Can We Trust the Facts in the Gospels?
From biblical studies I know that the evangelists Matthew, Mark and Luke wrote their gospels perhaps between 30 and 50
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Church
Pope to New Cardinals: Be Agents of Unity
The Catholic Church’s 17 new cardinals must dedicate their lives to being ministers of forgiveness and reconciliation in a world
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Evil & Persecution War and Refugees
Doctors and Church leaders tell the Horrors of Life in Syria
Fifty percent of Syria’s hospitals and medical centres have been destroyed or looted and their staff kidnapped, tortured or slaughtered,
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Church Pope Francis
‘The Church is not a Soccer Team Seeking Fans’
The Church is not a prop for one’s ego, a soapbox for ideas or a suit of armour protecting a
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Church
Isaiah 49:16 Wallpaper
During Advent we read from the Book of Isaiah who prophesied the coming of Jesus…
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Church Death Your Letters
Are We Making Too Much of Ashes?
From Glenda Beukes, Johannesburg – I read with sadness and amusement what Fr Chris Townsend wrote about scattering ashes (“Don’t ninja-dump
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