![Journalist Michael O’Loughlin, from our sister publication, America Media, recently published a fascinating podcast called “Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church.” His investigation focuses primarily in the United States, but in the final episode he examines the context of HIV/AIDS and the Church’s response in South Africa. Michael O’Loughlin interviews Bishop Kevin Dowling of the Diocese of Rustenburg; Sr Alison Munro, of the SACBC Aids Desk; and Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM during the final episode of his […]](https://spotlight.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/plague-939x912.jpg)
My scars say I’m still alive
A minor accident over the New Year period made Michaela van Nierop think about how internal scars are far more difficult to speak about and overcome than the ones we bear on the outside. Despite this, she explains that the in... More »
Celibacy rumblings in Rome
A new book, reportedly co-authored by Joseph Ratzinger and Cardinal Robert Sarah, cautions against calls to re-examine the law of priestly celibacy. Anthony Egan SJ explores what may be behind the timing of the book and the l... More »
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2020 New Year Message
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued the following New Year Message to all South Africans. He reflects on the highs and lows of the previous year and notes we “enter this New Year and this new decade, encouraged... More »
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Pope at ‘Urbi et Orbi’ prays for the suffering children of the world
The theme of Pope Francis’ annual Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” Message is “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light”. Vatican News reports. Addressing the faithful gathered in the Square on Christmas Day Pope Francis pronounced his annual “Urb... More »
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Pope writes Apostolic Letter on the significance of the Christmas crèche
Pope Francis has written an Apostolic Letter on the meaning and importance of the nativity scene. He signed the Letter during his visit on Sunday afternoon to the Italian town of Greccio. Vatican News reports. Greccio is the mountain village where Saint Franci... More »
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Waiting for the Messiah in imperfect times
It is nearly Christmas but Sarah-Leah Pimentel finds it difficult to focus on the meaning of the season in the midst of bad news and other daily distractions. She has found that while it is might not be possible to totally withdraw from the busyness, she looks... More »
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Farm workers’ struggle for dignified working and living conditions
Farm workers are among the most exploited of labourers in South Africa. Stan Muyebe OP explains the challenges around the precariousness of labour in our strained economy and shines a light on the efforts of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (S... More »
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When love ends badly
A spate of reporting in Kenya on crimes of passion causes Anthony Aduaka to reflect on the reasons why the principles of love have become so distorted. He calls for a restoral of values and the importance of healthy relationships in the family. He adds that th... More »
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Amazon fires — political ploy to privatise public land
The massive forest fires in the Amazon have reached unprecedented proportions. Chris Chatteris comments on the lack of political goodwill in putting an end to the fires, and far more importantly, a change to environmental policies. The victims, he says, are th... More »
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