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	<title type="text">The Southern Cross</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Southern Africa&#039;s Catholic Magazine</subtitle>

	<updated>2026-06-08T07:38:08Z</updated>

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		<author>
			<name>Kati Dijane</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Marist Family Celebrates 85 Years of Faith, Education and Service]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=86996</id>
		<updated>2026-06-08T07:38:08Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-08T03:52:51Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Christian Living" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Education" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="School News" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Marist" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/St-Davids-Marist-85th-anniversary-420x280.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="St-Davids-Marist-85th-anniversary" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/St-Davids-Marist-85th-anniversary-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/St-Davids-Marist-85th-anniversary-744x496.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/St-Davids-Marist-85th-anniversary-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/St-Davids-Marist-85th-anniversary.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />The St David&#8217;s Marist Inanda community in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg marked a significant milestone on Thursday, 4 June 2026, [&#8230;]]]></summary>

		
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			<name>Southern Cross</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Bishop Osório Afonso Shot Dead at Official Residence]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=86993</id>
		<updated>2026-06-08T03:31:58Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-08T03:20:42Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Bishops" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Obituaries" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="460" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Bishop-Osorio-Citora-Afonso-420x460.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Bishop Osório Citora Afonso" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Bishop-Osorio-Citora-Afonso-420x460.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Bishop-Osorio-Citora-Afonso.jpg 729w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Quelimane, Mozambique, was shot and killed by unknown assailants who reportedly broke into his official [&#8230;]]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Jason Scott</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Fr Robert Bissell on Catholic annulment, how it differs from a divorce, and more]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=86965</id>
		<updated>2026-06-05T13:19:49Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-06T02:58:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Christian Living" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Church Teaching" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Divorce" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="390" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fr-Robert-Bissell-420x390.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Fr-Robert-Bissell" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fr-Robert-Bissell-420x390.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fr-Robert-Bissell-744x690.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fr-Robert-Bissell-768x713.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fr-Robert-Bissell.jpg 862w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Most Catholics have heard of annulments. Fewer understand them. Fr Robert Bissell, a Doctor of Canon Law, is the Judicial [&#8230;]]]></summary>

		
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		<author>
			<name>Emmanuel Suntheni OSB</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Divine Nourishment: Corpus Christi]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=86926</id>
		<updated>2026-06-03T13:02:03Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-05T02:46:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Emmanuel Suntheni OSB" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Eucharist" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Mass" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Corpus Christi" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Corpus-Christo-2026Artboard-1.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB,  The Body And Blood Of Christ Sunday, Corpus Christi, Year A Sermon And Christian Act [&#8230;]]]></summary>

		
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