The canonisation of murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador was greatly contested within the Church. His model Christian life was a threat to his brother clerics who found his ways too radical and too challenging of their own lifestyles. They saw him a... More »
Fr Peter-John Pearson, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Cape Town and Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office, is in Rome for the canonisation of seven new saints. Among the seven we can now officially call saint was Archbishop Oscar Romero of... More »
Today, 14 October 2018, will go down in history as the day that Pope Francis recognised seven new saints: Pope Paul VI, Archbishop Oscar Romero, Francesco Spinelli, Vincenzo Romano, Maria Caterina Kasper, Nazaria Ignazia of Saint Teresa of Jesus, and Nunzio Su... More »
Pope Francis has received the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington after weeks of mounting pressure for the senior US prelate to resign. The resignation comes after serious allegations that he did not act on sexual abuse committed by priests unde... More »
Last week's Jobs Summit held in Johannesburg at President Cyril Ramaphosa's behest, highlighted the great urgency to adequately equip young people for the world of work. Janine Scott-dos Santos, an HR professional, presents the work of the Catholic I... More »
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) issued a statement this morning, Monday, 08 October, calling for SA finance minister to resign his post. This follows his sworn admission at last week’s public heari... More »
Cardinal Marc Ouellet writes to “his fellow brother”, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, responding to his accusations according to his own personal knowledge and documents in the archive of the Congregation for Bishops, and asks him to return to full communion wi... More »
Ahead of his trip to Rome for the worldwide Bishops' Synod on Youth at the Vatican, Russell Pollitt SJ contextualises this critical meeting in the Catholic church's history. He suggests that this is a make or break moment for the Pope, who is being w... More »
South Africans have been privy to the devastating scandals of state-capture and the massive mismanagement of corporate finances frequently uncovered in our country. Paulina French, Chartered Accountant and knowledgeable in financial matters with corporate exp... More »
Saturday 22 September 2018 saw the signing of an agreement between the Vatican and China which is set to be a watershed moment in diplomatic and church relations, after years of much controversy and turmoil between them, reports Hannah Brockhaus. After the si... More »
In an open letter to the South African President, Mphuthumi Nthabeni cautions President Cyril Ramaphosa about being too worried or paying disproportionate atttention to seemingly dominating and overly-pessimistic narratives concerning our current state of econ... More »
Many religious congregations of women have worked tirelessly behind the scenes in South Africa in health, education and pastoral care. Seldom have they been in the limelight. The Holy Family Sisters of Bordeaux are one such congregation. Ricardo da Silva SJ ta... More »
