The question of land is putting South Africa’s prospects for peace and economic growth at risk, and needs to be solved with urgency and wisdom. Since parliament voted in February to place on the discussion table the option of expropriating privately-owned land without compensation, polemic on the issue has intensified, too often taking on racist dimensions.
Catholics from all over South Africa celebrated Easter in special ways in their parishes – here they are in pictures…
The final words at Mass – “Go in peace” – are an invitation to Christians to proclaim God’s blessings through their lives, not an opportunity to go outside and speak ill of others, Pope Francis said
A Catholic school in Johannesburg has rolled out an anonymous reporting system that lets learners and staff members report bullying and inappropriate behaviour via a cellphone app.
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, April 8, 2nd Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday Acts 4:32-35,...
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have...
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People in religious orders, “with their simplicity of life, can be a counter-cultural presence in a world of excess, luxury and consumerism”, the nuncio to Southern Africa told the region’s Benedictines.
The archbishop of Cape Town has strongly criticised the killing of 18 protesters in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Force...
