Most bishops who lead dioceses in the Amazon support the ordination of married men of proven virtue, or “viri probati,” as a way of addressing the lack of priests in the region, a Brazilian...
By Carol Glatz – Climate change, water resources, inculturation and indigenous practices were among the topics discussed during the first afternoon session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. A few presentations also focused...
By Lise Alves – The canonisation of the first Brazilian-born female saint is making headlines across the country, putting news coverage of the country’s current political and economic difficulties on the backburner. The canonisation has...
John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was an Oxford professor, a theologian, an Anglican priest, a gifted and prolific writer and a convert to the Catholic faith. Not long after his conversion, he was ordained to...
Christian Living / Church / Men and the Church / Parish Life
by Tamar SC · Published October 10, 2019
Men of Christ the King parish in Port Shepstone of Umzimkulu diocese, KwaZulu-Natal, protested in the rain against femicide and gender-based violence against women and children. (Photo from Fr Bheki Shabalala CMM) More Stories:...
Christian Living / Church / Education / Faith Life / Religious Life
by asiel · Published October 10, 2019
Innocentia Vilakazi, a facilitator at the Salesians’ Don Bosco Educational Projects (DBEP) in Ennerdale, Johannesburg, is among a small cohort of women welders in South Africa — thanks to God. She qualified in 2013...
By Barbara Fraser – With its mandate to seek “new pathways for the church and for an integral ecology,” the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon follows Pope Francis’ call for the church to move...
By Cindy Wooden – While the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is focused on one small, but important geographical area, the issues involved impact the universal Catholic Church, said Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of...
Christian Unity / Church / Environment / Pope Francis / Synod / Vatican
by CNS · Published October 9, 2019 · Last modified October 8, 2019
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is a time of reflection, dialogue and listening to the needs and sufferings of indigenous people, Pope Francis said. “The Holy Spirit is...
Christian Living / Church / Fr Pierre Goldie / God
by Fr Pierre Goldie · Published October 8, 2019 · Last modified October 7, 2019
Despite Yahweh’s admonitions on the consequences of Israel wanting a monarch, he allows them to anoint Saul as king (1 Samuel 8:10-22). Young women were required to work in the palace (as perfumers, cooks...
The Church is losing the youth when it forces young people to believe its teachings without engaging them, argues Nthabiseng Maphisa. The youth of today are a much-discussed topic in our world. They are...
Abortion / Church / Letter of the Week
by Letters Editor · Published October 8, 2019 · Last modified October 6, 2019
Henry Sylvester, Cape Town – The intended disciplinary actions by the Health Professions Council (HPCSA) against Dr Jacques de Vos have nothing to do with the preservation of human health, but everything to do...
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