Pope: Political Life Now is Slick Marketing, Discrediting Others
By Cindy Wooden -People who think politics is sinking to new lows may find comfort in knowing Pope Francis also is concerned about the debasement of what...
Category: Politics
The Moral Necessity of Voting with a Well-formed Catholic Conscience
Put your political party, your conservative/liberal leanings, your wallet and your self-interest on the back burner. And instead, vote with a well-formed Catholic conscience – which requires...
South Africa’s Rulers Are Parading Naked
Tony Meehan, Cape Town – Your editorial “A nation of impunity” (August 12) tells of South Africans being angry at its nation plagued by a culture of...
Pew Research: Religious Voters’ Support For 2020 US Nominees Mirrors Past Elections
By Kurt Jensen – Support for Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden from voters who identify as religious appears to adhere to earlier...
Sixty Years After JFK, Wait Continues For The Second Catholic US President
By Mark Pattison – Thirty-three men between George Washington and John F Kennedy served as US president. Until Kennedy, all were white Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) men. It...
US Catholic Clergy Pray at Political Conventions
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York confirmed he has accepted an invitation from the Republican National Committee to offer a prayer at the party’s nominating convention. The...
Warning: SA is Losing the Corruption Battle
South Africa is losing the battle against corruption, especially at a time when all attention is focused on Covid-19, several voices have warned recently. Deputy Chief...
Fair Capitalism Essential To Country’s Survival
Frans van Neerijnen, Roodepoort – I read with interest part two of Bishop Sipuka’s interview headlined ”What is needed to help fix SA’’ (November 27). I want...
Why Church and Politics Must Mix
I once preached that as God had incarnated himself into our world, so he wants to be incarnated into all aspects of our lives, including politics. There...
CPLO Response: The Second 2019 State of the Nation Address
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night delivered the State of the Nation Address for the first session of the sixth Parliament of South Africa in the democratic dispensation....
Catholic Political Analyst: Our New Cabinet
By Mike Pothier – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet contains quite a number of bold and unexpected appointments, and he has certainly shifted the balance in favour of...
South African Bishops to New President: Focus on Jobs, Ending Corruption
By Bronwen Dachs – With general elections over, South Africa’s Catholic bishops urged the new president to focus on jobs for young people and rooting out state corruption....
