SACBC’s Khanya House staff celebrate Church’s 200 years
Staff members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) head office, Khanya House in Pretoria, celebrated 200 years of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa.
Southern Africa's National Catholic Weekly
Pope: Confirmation Gives Catholics Strength to be Led by God
Everyone who has received the sacrament of confirmation has received the gift of the Holy Spirit, who guides them and gives them the strength to follow God’s will, Pope Francis said.
Prof Jan Jans at St Francis Xavier Seminary
During his visit to South Africa, Dutch moral theologian Professor Jan Jans gave a lecture on the Second Vatican Council at St Francis Xavier Orientation Seminary in Cape Town. “Prof Jans’ energetic and humorous...
Cartoon of the Week: Eternal Walkies
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 Holy...
This Week’s Issue: 23 May – 29 May, 2018
WITH 12-PAGE EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT » Pope given statue of Our Lady of Ngome » Fr Rolheiser is coming to SA » Twins saved by Our Lady now priest and nun » How Christ visits...
Priests Need Early Public Speech Coaching
On the subject of preaching I have a strong opinion which I have voiced in “private” more than once: Good preaching starts with speech coaching at a very basic level at the beginning of the priest’s formation.
Mass Readings: 27 May – 3 June, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, May 27, Trinity Sunday Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40, Psalm 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20 Monday, May 28 1 Peter 1:3-9, Psalm 111:1-2, 5-6, 9-10,...
Engaged Encounter Now in eSwatini!
After 40 years of existence, the Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) programme has spread its wings to eSwatini, and now covers the whole pastoral region of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
Pope: Church is a Mother, not a Bachelor
The church must “remain female” and “have this attitude of a wife and mother” who nurtures her children, the pope said in his homily during a morning Mass commemorating the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church.
Commit Yourself to Ending War this Memorial Day
As the United States approaches its annual day to remember the more than 1 million American combatants who have died in the country’s many wars, it is most appropriate to ask ourselves, “What would be the wisest and most loving way to celebrate Memorial Day?”
Condemning Gays Condemns the Creator
June Boyer, Johannesburg – It is very worrying that The Southern Cross is facing a financial crisis. I have been buying and reading it for the past 58 years, and my late husband, Rene,...
Finalists Gear up for Catholic Talent Show
A Cape Town parish is preparing for the grand finale of its Churches Got Talent contest. The grand finale, with 16 finalists, will be held on June 3 at the Portuguese Association in Rugby.
Nicky Barends: Apostleship of the Sea New Director!
Nicholas Barends was formally commissioned as the national director for Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) by Cape Town’s port chaplain Fr Gerardo Garcia CS. He succeeds the late Terry Whitfield in coordinating the...
