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The Jesuits have today announced their “Universal Apostolic Preferences” for the next ten years. These have been decided after a long discernment process and have been confirmed by Pope Francis, as Ricardo da Silva SJ reports. More »
Despicable abuses of sex and power by clergy surface widely at this time. To address this scourge, Pope Francis has ordered 100 of the world’s bishops to come to the Vatican for a summit on sexual abuse, from 21-24 February 2019. For Anthony Egan SJ, a priest ... More »
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 Cardina... More »
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 at his home in Mariannhill to speak ... More »
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 basis across the country's top brass.... More »
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 »
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 »
Coadjutor Archbishop Abel Gabuza speaks to Ricardo da Silva SJ, acting editor of spotlight.africa, as he prepares to be officially received in the Archdiocese of Durban, at a Mass in Durban this Sunday, 10 February 2019. Gabuza said that the bishops in souther... More »
Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town gave his final address as president of the SACBC. Ricardo da Silva SJ, reports on his speech and the ensuing discussion, which was particularly scathing about South African politics and the bishops’ role in the national ... More »
New English translations of three important liturgical texts were presented at the opening Mass of the first bi-annual Plenary Session of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC), taking place in Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal. Ricardo da Silva SJ... More »
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 »
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 »
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