July 27 to August 2, 2011 www.scross.co.za r5,50 (incl VAT rSA) reg No. 1920/002058/06 No 4736 Who cares WYD: Madrid’s Meet Muhammad, for the trouble with prophet of prisoners? rosaries, bananas Muslims Page 9 Page 4 Page 10 Volunteer, priest tells SA youth BY CLAIrE MATHIESON the building up,” said Fr Mabusela. The young international volunteers have HE spirit of volunteering needs to be already gained life lessons through the instilled in South African youth, experience, Fr Mabusela said. Taccording to Fr Sammy Mabusela CSS, “They’ve learnt about the challenges the national youth chaplain. that other people around the world experi - The priest is currently working with a ence. They’ve also learnt there are lots of group of Italian volunteers across the arch - things we all have in common.” diocese of Pretoria. He said the Italian youth have had their The group of 17- and 18-year-olds trav - “eyes opened” to the world. elled to South Africa from the city of Fr Mabusela wants to promote volun - Verona with their priest Fr Simone Pianti - teering by South African youth. ni. The two Stigmatine priests met during “I keep in touch with what’s important Fr Mabusela’s tenure in Tanzania where he to the youth and I try to inspire them,” ran a school. Part of the congregation’s said Fr Mabusela, who uses Facebook and charism is youth ministry and Fr Piantini Twitter to communicate with the nation’s said he would encourage youth from his youth. diocese to volunteer in Africa. He said he wants to inspire the youth to “The group has come to volunteer their make a difference in the country. “Charity time, their talents and to help our commu - begins at home. Why not do something nity,” explained Fr Mabusela. The students small in your own community that could will be spending their summer holidays in make a big difference?” he asked. Pretoria until returning to Italy in August. The benefits of volunteering go far “I dream of instilling the spirit of volun - beyond the physical action required. Both teering among our youth,” Fr Mabusela volunteer and those in need benefit. said. “Volunteering is a way of evangelising “There are great spiritual benefits and because we offer ourselves to a cause. I it’s educational for the volunteer,” Fr hope the South African youth will learn Mabusela said, adding that when some of from these Italian volunteers and be the volunteers first came to South Africa inspired to do the same in their own com - they were “terrified but because they took a munities.” Fr Sammy Mabusela, national youth chaplain, and a young Italian volunteer with a group of chil - leap of faith they have grown from the The national youth chaplain said many dren who are still warming up to the attention they are receiving. experience. It has widened their horizons”. youngsters in South Africa complain about Fr Mabusela said the volunteering acts the lack of employment but the situation, could be as small as walking young chil - he said, “will stay the same until they take experience and a job does open up, then the renovation and cleaning of parish out - dren to school in the morning, talking to some initiative”. these volunteers will be the first to be con - stations in the area. “We hope to convert senior citizens who may live far from their Fr Mabusela said people can learn skills sidered for the job.” some of the buildings to child-care facili - families or even offering one’s skills to a and benefit their communities through The Italian volunteers are currently ties, and this has been made possible only local organisation. volunteering. “And when they have some putting their painting skills to use through because we have helping hands to clean “Start small,” he said, “but start!” Protest against human trafficking Napier to celebrate anniversaries BY THANDI BOSMAN women and indeed our children , especial - ly those who find themselves in vulnera - with big Mass at cricket stadium OUNTER-TRAFFICKING in Persons ble positions,” said Sr Melanie O’Connor, (CTIP) will hold a prayer service and of the SACBC’s Human Trafficking Desk. BY KuDzAI TAruONA 1980, at the age of 39. Cwalkathon on August 6 at the She said that the event is aimed at rais - In 1992, he succeeded Archbishop N July 31, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of Sacred Heart cathedral in Pretoria in aid of ing awareness of “re-human trafficking, Denis Hurley in Durban, a position he still women and children affected by human Durban will be celebrate a series of holds. especially in South Africa, and to protect noteworthy anniversaries this year: trafficking. potential victims”. O He chose as his episcopal motto the his 70th birthday, 50 years as a Franciscan, The event is being organised in cooper - Sr O’Connor said that transactional sex greeting of St Francis, “Pax et bonum” his 30th anniversary as bishop and the ation with the Leadership Conference of “fuels human trafficking” and that Chris - (Peace and goodwill). tenth anniversary of becoming a cardinal. Consecrated Life and the Southern African tians should pray for an end to prostitu - Pope John Paul II named him a cardinal The celebration will be held at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). tion and the exploitation of young chil - in 2001. He was given the titular church of Sahara Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Dur - The prayer service will begin at 10:00 at dren. San Francesco d’Assisi ad Acilia. ban, beginning at 10:00am. Sacred Heart cathedral; from there the “At the same time we feel that many Cardinal Napier is a member of the Thousands of Catholics from through - walkathon will start and proceed to sex workers are treated very badly by Council for the African Synod, the Con - out the archdiocese as well as clergy and Church Square. The walkathon will end at police, and we are calling for an end to gregation for the Evangelisation of Peo - laity from other dioceses are expected to the cathedral. violence against sex workers and ask that ples, the Congregation for Consecrated The walkathon is timed to coincide they uphold the dignity of every human attend. No other Masses will be celebrated Life, the Pontifical Council for Culture and with Women’s Day. person at all times,” Sr O’Connor said. in the archdiocese after 8:30am to encour - the Council of Cardinals for the Study of “Women’s Day falls on August 9 each Those interested in attending the event age the faithful to attend. the Structural and Economic Affairs of the year, and while we celebrate the great are asked to call Sr O’Connor at 012 The celebration coincides roughly with Holy See. contribution of women to the upliftment 32 3 6458 as early as possible so that Cardinal Napier’s 41st anniversary of ordi - He was among the cardinal-electors of society around the world, we are only organisers can plan around the total num - nation to the priesthood on July 25. who participated in the 2005 papal con - too keenly aware of the continued vio - ber of people expected to take part in the Cardinal Napier was born on March 8, clave that selected Cardinal Joseph lence and abuse meted out to many of our walkathon. 1941 in Swartberg, East Griqualand. He Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, to suc - was appointed bishop of Kokstad in late ceed Pope John Paul II. Torn journalists union told to remove ‘Catholic’ from its name “Catholic” from its title, Catholic World from its title for the same reasons. African journalist Else Strivens, editor of Tre - AVING withdrawn support from the News reports. In a joint communiqué, the Pontifical foil magazine, as president. The current lead - International Catholic Journalists The Vatican explained that the move was Councils for the Laity and for Social Com - ership controversially blocked her election. HUnion (UCIP) over irregularities, the prompted by concerns about finances and munications said that UCIP “after decades of The Vatican noted that “the so-called Vatican has issued a statement opposing management of the group, and lack of valid service to evangelisation through the ICOM has unduly appropriated the intellec - moves by its controversial leadership to accountability in its leadership. press, in the last years has experienced a pro - tual, economic and historic patrimony of reconstitute it as the International Catholics At the time, UCIP leaders said that they gressive crisis of management”. UCIP, as well as its logo and its web page”. Organisation of the Media (ICOM). would respond to the Vatican’s concerns. UCIP’s general assemblies in 2007, 2008 UCIP was founded in 1930 to bring In April, the Pontifical Council for the The laity council has said that the new and 2010 were all invalidated. together journalists, publishers and acade - Laity said that UCIP should remove the word group should remove the word “Catholic” In 2007 UCIP members elected South mics in secular and religious journalism. 2 The Southern Cross, July 27 to August 2, 2011 LOCAL SVP launches new advertising campaign Jesuits chart STAFF rEPOrTEr to bring hope and joy,” said Ray - challenged by fellow students: mond James of the SVP. ‘You praise your Catholic Church HE huge growth of the des - He said involvement in the SVP as the benefactor of humanity but way forward perately poor in South Africa can take the form of joining the what do you do for people in Thas spurred the Society of St parish SVP, volunteering to distrib - need?’,” Mr James explained. Vincent de Paul National Counci ute food, donating greatly needed Choosing St Vincent de Paul as (SVP)l to develop the Society capa - money, clothing and household their patron, the students formed bilities to respond to their needs.