Care for the sick and abandoned
From Fr Bonaventure Hinwood OFM, Pretoria It is two and a half years since, on the basis of my experience...
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Women in the Church
Among the many cats which Pope Francis has placed among the pigeons since his election in March is the issue...
There’s only one of you – make it count
Between the months of July and October each year thousands of people drive hundreds of kilometres to catch a glimpse...
The Southern Cross Time Capsule – 6 October 1980/5 October 1987
Pro-suicide peer plans to change English laws – 1980 A Conservative peer, who for the time being has...
Pope: Church must show what unity looks like, avoid divisions, gossip
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Backstabbing and gossip hurt people and harm God’s desire for a...
Responsibility for God’s creation
By Sr Angelika Laub OP, Pretoria Many people see the new pope as being guided by the Holy Spirit. Our...
Prisoners of hope
BY TONY DOS SANTOS Ten years ago I was placed under house arrest for illicit diamond buying and in July...
Xhosa chaplain led troops to a dignified death
The following lines from Joseph Addison’s play Cato, A Tragedy are among my favourite: Tis not to mortals to command...
Youth need gospel framework
By Br Patrick Mrosso, Dundee The youth need to understand that faith is powerful, it is not an abstraction, our...
