Pope John Paul II’s very strange day
A hostage drama, a precarious flight and an unexpected stop in Johannesburg turned September 14, 1988 into one of the...
April 2014
Holocaust survivor: John Paul II was a man of compassion
By Navar Watson, Catholic News Service Hanging on the wall in her office is a large painting of horses standing...
Mass Readings 13 April – 20 April, 2014 – Holy Week
Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, April 13, Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11, Isaiah 50:4-7, Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20,...
John Paul II the Great
This is the front-page editorial which appeared in The Southern Cross special edition, released on April 4, 2005, two days after the...
How John XXIII, John Paul II changed the way Church relates to other faiths
By Cindy Wooden,Catholic News Service –Â Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II left lasting marks on the way the Catholic...
House of cards without Constitution
From Tony Sturges, Johannesburg A society without an ontological moral watchdog effectively polices itself — it justifies its own actions...
Pope: Take up God’s offer to face life’s problems with his love, wisdom
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – People can choose either to tackle life’s challenges with the...
Calvary was not the end
One Friday afternoon during the Jewish feast of Passover almost 2000 years ago, there died a leader of a messianic...
