How a True Football Hero Emerged
One of my proudest childhood moments was when my father, a great football journalist, quizzed me about the 1974 World Cup.
Southern Africa's National Catholic Weekly
Pope Wrote a Letter to Catholics in Chile
In a letter to Catholics in Chile, Pope Francis expressed shame for the Church’s failure to listen and defend survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of the clergy. The letter came shortly before...
Youth and Truth: A Faith-Filled Identity
By Michael Shackleton – Senior readers will remember the opening words of the old Latin Mass: “Introibo ad altare Dei, ad Deum qui laetificat iuventutem meam”, meaning “I shall go to the altar of...
Pope’s Climate Warning to Oil-Gas Executives: ‘There is No Time to Lose’
Challenging world oil executives to recognise the urgent environmental need to quickly transition from fossil fuel extraction and burning, to clean energy production, Pope Francis called them to take to heart that “Civilization requires energy, but energy must not destroy civilization.”
Stats Show More Church Annulments Done for Free
Implementation of Pope Francis’ abbreviated process for declaring the nullity of a marriage got off to a slow start, Vatican statistics showed, but his encouragement for making the annulment process free for petitioners fared...
Do We Need Beauty To Transform Our Lives?
The new exhibit, “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City shows that the beauty of the Catholic Church inspires fashion. The rich colours,...
New Catholic Business Body Seeks Common Good
Following several conversations with Catholics in business and industry, it was felt that there needed to be a body where they could integrate faith and work;
Pope: Our Worst Enemies Are Fear and Settling for Less
The worst enemies in a young person’s life aren’t the problems they may face, Pope Francis said. The biggest dangers are being unwilling to find a way to adapt, mediocrity by settling for the status quo, and fear, he said at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Catholic Church Bicentenary Celebrations at Bellville Velodrome
The bicentenary celebrations at the Bellville Velodrome on June 24 are the culmination of a year-long jubilee to mark the 200th anniversary of the Catholic Church being established in South Africa. You can watch...
Cartoon of the Week: Growing With the Rosary
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have decided to make them available online! Mr Burke is a parishioner at Most...
This Week’s Issue: 13 June – 19 June, 2018
» Cardinal Reinhard Marx visits SA » Apostleship of the Sea aids Kenyan sailors » The Story of a True Football Hero » World Refugee Day: Scalabrini Centres in SA » Why Exorcisms Now...
Pope: God Stoops Low and Gets Close!
God shows his love, not with great speeches, but with simple, tender acts of charity, Pope Francis said. “When Jesus wants to teach us how a Christian should be, he tells us very little,”...
Mass Readings: 17 June – 24 June, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, June 17, 11th Sunday of the Year Ezekiel 17:22-24, Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16, 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, Mark 4:26-34 Monday, June 18 1 Kings 21:1-16, Psalm 5:2-3, 5-7,...
