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January 7, 2017

Africa takes its place in 21st-century Church

Africa represents 17 per cent of the world’s total Catholic population of 1.272 billion, up from 13.8 per cent in 2005. Between 2005-14, the continent’s Catholic population grew by 41 per cent, compared to a 24-per-cent increase in its overall population.

The Church, the world and the future are all more African today than they have ever been.

Published in Features
September 25, 2016

St. Michael’s redux: A cathedral fit for the 21st century

The view from the altar at St. Michael’s Cathedral looking back to the new choir loft, organ and restored stained-glass window.

There were times when Fr. Michael Busch feared for St. Michael’s Cathedral. For a few days in June 2015, the rector had to wonder whether the whole thing was about to fall down on top of him.

Published in St Michael's Cathedral