SA Doctors Refuse to Do Abortions
Despite efforts by pro-choice advocates to expand the number of abortion clinics in South Africa, doctors in the country are largely unwilling to perform the procedure. One such case is that of Dr Jacques...
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Mary is Always With Us
By Colleen Constable – Recently I had an encounter with a young woman in her early twenties trying to gather strength to deal with the pain that goes with young life. When we prayed...
Cardinal Pell: A Conspiracy Victim?
Gail Ramplen, Benoni – I am very disappointed that many are quick to accept Cardinal George Pell’s guilt following his conviction in Australia for sexual abuse and ever ready to join those who therefore...
Pope Calls for Global Alliance to Better Educate Young People
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis said the challenges facing humanity and the Earth are so urgent and important that he has invited world leaders, educators and young people to come to the Vatican next...
New Admission by Diocese could Cost Australian Church Millions in Claims
By Michael Sainsbury – The Australian Catholic Church could face tens of millions dollars in compensation claims after the Diocese of Ballarat in Victoria state admitted, for the first time, it knew of the behavior...
Irish Abuse Survivor: Clericalism at Heart of Crisis, but its ‘Day Coming to End’
By Christopher Gunty – Vatican officials needed “a safeguarding policy” in place ages ago to prevent abuse and address it when it occurred, said Marie Collins, a clergy sexual abuse survivor from Ireland. The promise...
130 Bishops Worldwide Ordained Over the Last Year
By Cindy Wooden – New bishops need to prepare for a life filled with God’s surprises, with daily plans that change at the last minute and, especially, for a life dedicated to spending time with...
Men in Black: Belief in Aliens not so far out for Some Catholics
By Carol Glatz – More than 2 million people RSVP’d to a recent social media invitation to “storm” Area 51 in Nevada, in the hope of discovering whether alien life or spacecraft may be secretly...
A Warm Embrace in Africa
It’s not surprising that Pope Francis got a rousing reception at every stop of his weeklong pastoral journey to three countries of east Africa. Africa now represents the most fertile territory for the expansion...
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
Jerusalem, the holy city of the prophets. I have visited many places around the world, but of all the cities in the world, Jerusalem has a unique smell; it is the smell of the...
Loreto Sister Marian Moriarty Rest in Peace
Sr Marian Moriarty was born on 25 June 1948 in Killkorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland, the eldest of five siblings. Her secondary education was at Loreto, Killarney after which she entered the Novitiate in Loreto...
Pope: Africa Trip Planted New Seeds of Hope
By Carol Glatz – Having gone to Africa as a pilgrim of peace and hope, Pope Francis said he hoped the seeds planted there by his visit would bear abundant fruit for everyone. Following in...
