Our Top 10 pics of the canonisation
Below find our ten favourite photos, in no particular order, of the canonisation of Ss John XXIII and John Paul...
2014
The Grace of God’s Mercy
When I wrote the column entitled How I didn’t become a Jesuit (February 26), all I wanted to do was...
There is Easter Hope for SA
During Lent I started reading Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium. One line caught my attention: There are Christians whose...
1995 – South Africa’s first Papal Mass
1995 – The Southern Cross reports on the first-ever Papal Mass held in South Africa on September 17, 1995 which...
1963 – “The greatest pontificate in church history”
1963 – The Southern Cross pays tribute to the late Pope John XXIII and looks at the future of the...
Canonisation preparation in Rome
The Salt and Light team give us an update on preparations for the dual canonisation in Rome
Mass Readings April 27 – May 4, 2014
Liturgical Calendar Year A Weekdays Cycle Year 2 Sunday, April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24,...
John XXIII: A life at a glance
By Emily Antenucci Bl John XXIII was the 260th successor of St Peter, serving as pope from October 1958 to...
October 1978 – John Paul II begins his papacy
29 October 1978 – The Southern Cross reports on the beginning of John Paul II’s papacy. October 29, 1978
