Year: 2017 - Page 111 - The Southern Cross

Lenten Appeal: 50 Years of Sharing

By Kilian SC / April 5, 2017

This year, the bishops’ Lenten Appeal officially celebrates its 50th birthday. MANDLA ZIBI looks at the local Church’s vital ‘second collection’

By Tamar SC / April 5, 2017

The culture wars of today have nothing on those from Renaissance times. In Florence, Italy, in 1497 – after people

By asiel / April 5, 2017

The Catholic Church’s commitment to promoting justice, defending human dignity, building peace and promoting development is a response to a

In February, Southern Cross editor GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the third of a series

Jesus said: “Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (Jn 3:5).

By asiel / April 4, 2017

Accepting an invitation from Egypt’s president and top religious leaders, Pope Francis will visit Cairo April 28-29. In response to

As Catholics commemorate Jesus’ passion on Good Friday, the Vatican is asking them to support the Church in the Holy

Jacques Batista, Port Elizabeth – After hearing a lay person’s explanation of Shrove Tuesday and Lent — including the rules

By Caleb SC / April 3, 2017

Less than a year after restoration work began, the edicule of Jerusalem’s church of the Holy Sepulchre — the traditional