Catholics Denounce Attacks Against Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples in Amazon
By Eduardo Campos Lima – After denouncing the record number of wildfires in the Amazon in August and the growing deforestation...
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President Welcomes Pope Francis to Mozambique
By Cindy Wooden – Greeted with full military honours, traditional dances and huge crowds lining the streets, Pope Francis arrived...
Bishop: Church Must Work To End Violence Against People With Albinism
By Bronwen Dachs – The Church in Africa must work to end violence against people with albinism through its schools and...
The Bible Has Never Been Neglected By The Catholic Church
Michael Shackleton – Contrary to some Protestants’ objections, the Bible has never been neglected by the Catholic Church. This is...
Saint Paul and the Bible
When we think of St Paul on his many great journeys fearlessly preaching the gospel, do we imagine a street preacher proclaiming his message aloud, grasping and sometimes waving around a well-thumbed leather-bound copy of the Bible? When we think of Paul writing his letters, do we imagine him writing away surrounded by a stack of bibles, commentaries and works of theology? We would be mistaken.
Bishop Robert Barron: Catholic Church Should Focus on Getting ‘Nones’ Back
Well-known author and speaker Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles gave a presentation to the U.S. bishops’, on a...
Christ is Gone to Set Up a Place for Us
For the feast of the Ascension, Fr Ralph de Hahn reflects on the meaning of Christ’s physical departure from earth. The beautiful feast of...
Pope: Word of God must be the Beating Heart of Church
By Cindy Wooden – Reading the Bible and praying with it is “the best vaccine” against Catholic communities closing in on...
Married Priest’s Role Too Taxing?
Henry Sylvester, Cape Town – While your editorial on clerical celibacy valiantly attempts to make a case for the Church...
