With Rosh Hashanah on 30 September and Yom Kippur on 8 October, the Jewish community is currently marking the high point of its liturgical year. Apart from taking vague note of this and perhaps wishing them well, does this season have any deeper meaning for fo... More »
Br. Luc Bourgoin, from the Taizé Community in France, has been working in Cape Town for the past 18 months to prepare a Pilgrimage of Trust, which took place from 25-29 September. He describes how Taizé has had ties with South Africa since the 1970s, and how t... More »
This is the second of a three-part series, containing stories of hope by the participants at the recent Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust held in Cape Town between 25-29 September. The stories were written during one of the workshops held at Holy Redeemer parish (Berg... More »
The Taizé community held a Pilgrimage of Trust in Cape Town between 25-29 September. Each morning, the pilgrims gathered at the parishes of their host families for morning prayer and different workshops. At Holy Redeemer parish (Bergvliet), the pilgrims made s... More »
The Amazon Synod is due to begin in early October. It is expected to discuss and vote on environmental concerns in the Amazon region and its inhabitants’ access to the sacraments. In particular, the synod will examine how ordained deacons and women can assist ... More »
From 25 to 29 September, Cape Town will host an international youth pilgrimage of trust, organized by the France-based Taizé community. Sarah-Leah Pimentel writes about the healing potential of this event that brings together young people of different faiths a... More »
Those who have been to Mauritius will say that there are more than 101 reasons to visit this paradise island. Khanya Litabe visited Mauritius with Radio Veritas, The Southern Cross and spotlight.africa as part of the recent pilgrimage to celebrate Mass with Po... More »
Pope Francis celebrated mass in Port Louis, Mauritius, on the last full day of his week-long African apostolic visit. Twenty-two South Africans were in Port Louis for the mass. They were part of The Southern Cross, Spotlight Africa and Radio Veritas pilgrimage... More »
One of the excuses for the increased violence against women is that men feel emasculated by the gains that women have made professionally and socially. Margaret Blackie argues that the answer to gender-based violence does not come by elevating the self-esteem ... More »
Pope Francis celebrated Sunday Mass on 8 September in Antananarivo, Madagascar, as part of his 4-10 September pastoral visit to Southern Africa. He had already been in Maputo and travels on to Mauritius on Monday, 9 September. The Catholic News Agency reports ... More »
Pope Francis begins a three-leg pastoral visit to Southern Africa on 4 September. Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the pontiff to address human rights violations during his meetings with civil and religious leaders. Sarah-Leah Piment... More »
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 »