When Will it End? Sexual Abuse is Always Intolerable
Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do. Hollywood moguls, prominent politicians and revered religious leaders have...
August 2018
Pope: Fight Indifference and Apathy
Being a Christian isn’t just about not doing evil, but it is a daily exercise in loving others through good works and deeds, Pope Francis said.
US Catholics Express Despair, Disbelief, Anger at New Abuse Revelations
When Catholic News Service posted a short video of the Pennsylvania attorney general’s news conference announcing a grand jury report...
50 Years for Ron and Olga Williams!
Ron and Olga Williams were married 50 years ago on August 18. Olga and Aloysious (Ron) Williams celebrated their 50th...
Cartoon of the Week: The Unworthy Viking
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
This Week’s Issue: 15 August – 21 August, 2018
» Bishops OK Ngome nun’s sainthood cause » New SACBC president to take office in February » How papal document...
Mass Readings: 19 August – 26 August, 2018
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, August 19, Assumption of Our Lady Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10, Psalm 45:10-12,...
SA Bishop to Africa’s Church: Don’t be Beggars
The Mass in Kampala, Uganda, marked the start of a year of celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of SECAM, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Details Rape of Children, Culture of Church Secrecy
The report begins dramatically, imploring its readers: “We, the members of this grand jury, need you to hear this.” Plain and simple, at least 1,000 children identified in the investigation were raped in Catholic places of worship, in schools, and in diocesan-owned vehicles,
