![Pope Francis has confirmed the removal of Theodore McCarrick from the clerical state. In a precedential decision by Pope Francis, a cardinal has been defrocked. After months of criticism over sexual abuses of minors and adult seminarians committed by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the Vatican has notified that Theodore McCarrick has been stripped of the priesthood. The decision is a definite sign that the pope is serious about responding to the crisis of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. He […]](https://i2.wp.com/spotlight.africa/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mccarrick-vaticanews.jpeg?resize=750%2C421&ssl=1)
WATCH — SA Bishop on possibility for married clergy
A Retired South African bishop, Fritz Lobinger, was mentioned by Pope Francis during his in-flight press conference returning from World Youth Day festivities in Central America. Ricardo da Silva SJ, caught up with Lobinger a... More »
In business and politics, the ‘common good’ should be our trump card
South African leaders, whether in business, government or even the non-profit sector, offer us little to desire or indeed to aspire to if we consider the mounds of evidence of corruption and criminality revealed on a daily ba... More »
SA Bishops beg for environment of tolerance and acceptance without fear of violence ahead of general election
Ahead of South Africa’s general election the Catholic bishops of Southern Africa have written a pastoral letter “to the Catholic Community and all People of Goodwill.” More »
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LISTEN — Archbishop of Jhb: foreign nationals ‘made a scapegoat for the glaring shortcomings of government and local authorities’
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, preaching at a Mass in Durban, to receive and welcome the new coadjutor archbishop of Durban, Abel Gabuza, said that foreign nationals are "made a scapegoat for the glaring shortcomings of government and local authorities". More »
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“You, watch this space!” — promises and warnings in Ramaphosa’s SONA2019
You, watch this space! President Ramaphosa repeated this as he addressed the nation for the second time, as their leader. The phrase rings of promise and hope for many, especially ahead of the elections. But for others, it is a siren-call to be feared, as the ... More »
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Why not registering to vote is bad for democracy
Many South Africans have decided not to register to vote in the upcoming national elections. Anthony Egan SJ begs us to reconsider our decision to register — while we still can — and honour “the memory of those who suffered and sometimes died for what we have ... More »
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Calling for a tax revolt is immoral
Helen Zille, the previous leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa's largest opposition party, provoked a social media storm when she threatened to initiate a "tax revolt" if the country's corruption history wasn't timely tackled. Paulina French investi... More »
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Red Hand Day — What I learned from children carrying Kalashnikovs
There are more than 250,000 child soldiers around the world. 12 February is Red Hand Day. The initiative is an international campaign to stop the use of child soldiers. Rampeoane Hlobo, a Jesuit priest ministering in Cape Town and greatly involved with the pli... More »
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Members of Pope’s commission on women deacons speak
Some of the findings of a study on the history of women deacons, as commissioned last year by Pope Francis, were presented at a panel discussion at Fordham University in New York on 15 January 2019. Annemarie Paulin-Campbell shares what she heard, and her own ... More »
