New SACBC President to Take Office in February
At their August plenary session in Mariannhill, the bishops of Southern Africa elected a new troika of conference president...
August 2018
Don’t Hide the Church Under a Bushel!
I was encouraged by the honest comments on media by the president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop...
Fr Innocent Mandondo RIP
Father Thwalikhaya Innocent Mandondo of Mthatha died in a car crash when his car overturned on a steep road near...
Why are Many Priests Still a Law unto Themselves?
Elroy Swart, Port Elizabeth – How often have we heard Pope Francis say that the laity should be involved in...
Bishop Victor Phalana: Further on the Rules of Inter-Communion
With the Church in Germany having launched the debate about Communion for non-Catholics, BISHOP VICTOR PHALANA notes that the Southern...
Who Even Saw TV on Nuns’ Work?
William Mngomezulu, Cape Town – As an avid reader of your wonderful publication, The Southern Cross, I am writing to...
Pope: Faith is a Love Story, Not a Set of Rules
Doing God’s will means first of all believing in Jesus and allowing love for him to translate into love for...
Kidnapped Sister Needs our Support
Fr Sean Collins CSsR, Merrivale, KZN – IT is a year and a half since jihadist militia in Mali kidnapped...
God Alone Must Judge
The Catholic Church’s immutable belief in the sanctity of life found renewed expression this month when Pope Francis amended the Catechism to declare capital punishment “morally inadmissible”.
