This Was 2018: The Highlights and Lowlights of the Church Year
It was a difficult year for the Catholic Church, with the abuse scandal re-emerging and division within the Church deepening....
Year-End Review
This Was 2017 – The Highlights and Lowlights of the Year
It was the Catholic year that was dominated by the centenary of the apparitions at Fatima. In Southern Africa the Church began its year-long jubilee for the 200th anniversary of its establishment here, marked the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation, and challenged government and business on several issues. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks back at 2017.
Year-end Review 2014
It was the year in which Pope Francis called an extraordinary Synod on the Family, two popes were canonised and...
Year-end Review 2013
It was the Year of Faith, during which Pope Benedict suddenly resigned and Pope Francis launched a new style of...
Year-end Review 2012
It was the year in which Pope Benedict opened the Year of Faith, the world’s bishops discussed the New Evangelisation...
Year-end Review 2011
It was the year in which Pope Benedict presided over World Youth Day in Madrid, the beatification of Bl John...
Year-end Review 2010
It was the year when South Africa hosted the football world as well as the relics of St Therese of...
