The preamble to the U.S. Constitution is aspirational, but what if we acknowledged our "original sins," as South Africa's post-apartheid document does?
As access to coronavirus vaccines continues to be limited in Africa, Catholic officials across the continent are struggling to maintain prevention measures, fight misinformation and convince those who can to get themselves vaccinated.
Commentary: We are in the midst of a global COVID-19 vaccine apartheid — a catastrophic divide in access to vaccines. By boosting production and removing barriers to an equitable rollout, we can help vaccinate the world.
Although many African nations have abolished use of the death penalty in the past decade, Botswana's government claims it can be a good deterrent to prevent violent crimes; some parts of South Africa's society are calling to reinstate it, too.
These efforts reflect a widespread surge of interest among many U.S. religious groups in the area of reparations, particularly among long-established Protestant churches that were active in the era of slavery.
Police fatally shot a man on the steps of a landmark New York City cathedral Dec. 13 after he began firing two semiautomatic handguns at the end of a Christmas choral concert, police said.
In sub-Saharan Africa, Catholic relief agencies, priests and mental health experts are having to double up their efforts as a result of the increased number of people living with mental health conditions because of COVID-19 stressors.
As finance ministers representing the world's wealthiest countries prepare to meet online, Caritas Internationalis echoed Pope Francis' call for debt relief to poor countries reeling from war, poverty and the coronavirus pandemic.
Southern Africa's Catholic community has been spurred into action by the global Black Lives Matter movement, with some local parishes hosting anti-bias workshops.
