The ecumenical Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust 2019 brought together thousands of pilgrims, from South Africa and inter-nationally, at a Catholic school in Cape Town. ERIN CARELSE reports from the event. Amid the youthful exuberance...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Synod members called for the Catholic Church to deepen its theology in a way that would help people recognise “ecological sins.” According to a Vatican News summary of the afternoon...
By Barbara J. Fraser – By demanding respect for the cultures of indigenous peoples, Pope Francis was not promoting pantheism, but – tapping into his Jesuit roots – urging respect for a worldview that sees...
Sometimes Pope Francis reveals a surprising blunt side. One such episode was told by the Holy Father himself. Talking to Jesuits in Mozambique during last month’s papal visit there, the pope recalled an encounter...
Saint John Henry Newman Prayer May the Lord support us all the day long, Till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – While the Catholic Church has made strides to include the voice of women, especially in the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, women should be included among synod voting members...
Newman: A Unifying Saint – The British ambassador to the Holy See explains why the soon-to-be St. John Henry Newman matters for Anglican-Catholic relations… More Stories: Theologian: Christian unity possible but not a ‘call...
By Cindy Wooden – The Vatican hung banners of the Catholic Church’s newly canonised saints four days before the Mass that would officially recognise that they are in heaven with God. While the hanging...
Christian Mission / Church / Mission
by CNS · Published October 12, 2019 · Last modified October 10, 2019
Why is the Church having a Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region? Barbara Fraser looks at the challenges of missionaries working in a lawless region so remote that it takes five days by...
Christian Living / Church / Erin Carelse / Ethics & Human Dignity / Religious Life
by Erin Carelse · Published October 12, 2019 · Last modified October 10, 2019
By Sheila Pires & Erin Carelse – A group of Southern African nuns from different congregations has released a graphic mandala — a circular spiritual design — in response to the recent violence, disrespect for...
When Pope Francis canonises a group of saints on October 13, an Indian nun will be among them. ANTO AKKARA explains why Indians have a devotion to Bl Mariam Thresia. Even Hindus are eagerly looking...
Church / Fr John Allen Green / Mass / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published October 11, 2019 · Last modified October 10, 2019
We hear the groaning! With creation, we share a collective wound. All joy is gone and we feel that something important has gone, something has been lost. We still live the same life, perhaps...
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