Who was Pontius Pilate?
His name is in the Creed and we encounter him every Holy Week. But who was Pontius Pilate? GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks...
2014
Poverty: We can do something
Now 20 years into South Africa’s democracy, the county is yet to achieve economic transformation. This is among the findings...
For Pope John XXIII, calling Vatican II was an act of faith
By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service Pope John XXIII called the Second Vatican Council in the conviction that it...
A Holy Thursday walk in Jesus’ footsteps
Holy Week in Jerusalem can be very hectic, but one can find fruitful time of reflection. Fr PADDY NOONAN OFM...
Work Signs of Wonder this Holy Week
There was a time in history when the Catholic Church was genius at using symbols to communicate.Now it seems that...
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...
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...
