By Cindy Wooden – In the story of the patriarch Abraham – honoured by Jews, Christians and Muslims – faith becomes a direct relationship with God that is marked by constant prayer, which sometimes takes...
About us / Church / This Week's Issue
by Admin · Published March 20, 2020 · Last modified May 31, 2020
With churches closed, many of our loyal readers will not have access to their weekly Southern Cross. And in these times, many more Catholics will seek sound reading about their faith. As our...
Church / Crisis / Ethics & Human Dignity
by CNS · Published June 3, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2020
A new kind of front line is emerging on the scene of the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States: that of workers and security guards in retail establishments that have...
By Rhina Guidos – Even as the United States still finds itself grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, outrage, grief and anger over the latest killing of an unarmed black man outweighed caution as hundreds...
Church / Crisis / Nthabiseng Maphisa
by Nthabiseng Maphisa · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2020
Well, here we are. We find ourselves sitting on the benches in an arena as spectators to a fight between world leaders and this most unwelcome virus. Caught in the crossfire are healthcare workers...
Church / Holy Spirit / Rowland
by Toni Rowland · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2020
Happy Pentecost! That is my wish and prayer for families as we explore how we have managed our spirituality during these months of lockdown. My hope and dream at the start of the lockdown...
Christian Living / Church / Women and the Church
by CNS · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2020
A group of South African women took part in an international pilgrimage to Greece. CHRISTINE SCHENK spoke to four of them on their experience of being women in the Catholic Church. Two months ago—just...
Church / Holy Spirit / Pentecost / Pope Francis / Prayer
by CNS · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2020
By Cindy Wooden – As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Pope Francis joined an initiative of the Anglican Church, praying that people would be converted and use the pandemic’s disruption to begin anew. “The Holy Spirit...
Chatteris / Christian Living / Church / Jesus / Pray with The Pope / Prayer
by Chris Chatteris · Published June 1, 2020
Proclaim The Love Of The Lord Pope’s Prayer Intention for June, 2020: We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the heart of...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Just as the apostles were united once they received the Holy Spirit, the church is united by that same spirit and not by keeping company just with those...
Charity / Christian Living / Church / Crisis
by CNS · Published June 1, 2020 · Last modified May 29, 2020
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Catholic groups across Europe have echoed Pope Francis’ call for a universal basic wage as part of recovery plans after the coronavirus pandemic. “No one in the church should be...
By Tim Swift – Like many people, the Rev Shawn Brandon, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, has had more time on his hands while sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic, but little...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, publicly supporting a proposal to establish a national day in Italy to commemorate the tens of thousands of people who lost...
Church / Crisis / Media / Online / Parish Life / Pastoral Care
by CNS · Published May 31, 2020 · Last modified May 29, 2020
By Peter Finney Jr – During two months of social isolation, the work of American business has migrated, ready or not, into the home. If pajamas have become the new workplace attire and the sofa...
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