Short pontificate, long impact: Blessed John XXIII launched reforms
Although he served as pope for less than five years, Pope John XXIII left one of the most lasting legacies...
April 2014
John XXIII and his valet often skirted papal protocol
By Carol Glatz ,Catholic News Service Blessed John XXIII struggled to shake off many formalities that came with the papacy...
Two saintly popes
If the College of Saints could meet in a consistory, as the world’s cardinals periodically do, then surely they would...
John Paul II gave the world a moral compass
Pope John Paul II was seen by many observers as tremendously influential. JOHN?THAVIS examines the pope’s efforts to make the...
How Karol Wojtyla found his vocation
Over the last several years of his pontificate, Pope John Paul II revealed an aspect of his personal life that...
June 1963 – Death of John XXIII
June 5, 1963 – The Southern Cross announces the death of Pope John XXIII
At Easter, let go of grudges
BY ANTHONY GATHAMBIRI IMC When is Easter not yet Easter? I suggest it is when we fail to forgive; when...
The paschal mystery lives in the family
I love stories and pictures to illustrate concepts and reflections, as anyone who regularly reads Marfam publications or listens to...
1958 – Pope John XXIII begins his ministry
November 5, 1958 – The Southern Cross reports on the beginning of John XXIII’s ministry as pope
