The Catholic Church is now looking to recover from the sex abuse scandal. COLLEEN CONSTABLE looks at why things went

Traditional African religious practice and medicine has too long been vilified in the Christan church and should be embraced instead,

By Russell Pollitt SJ In his Chrism Mass homily this year, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg spoke out strongly against

By Fr Chris Townsend Whenever the Church responds to media reports on the abuse crisis, it is often seen immediately

By Fr Joe Falkiner OP This experience goes back to 1973. In those days in our country black people had

By Fr Smangaliso Mkhatshwa Until the recent past many Catholic churches, especially in rural areas, were called “missions”. This, in

By Br Simeon Banda FSM One day last year I was doing my reflection on the very top of our

By Colleen Constable Recently my brother and I saw a religious sister dressed in a modern jacket and skirt combination,

By John Cowan In the days long before telephone hotlines and call centres, ordinary people had to cope with a