Pope Francis denounced the practice of administering prenatal tests to determine birth defects that often lead to abortions, comparing it to the Nazi-era eugenics program that determined what lives were worth keeping or eliminating.
Pope: Aborting Children with Birth Defects is like Nazi Eugenics Programme Read Post »
From Pope Gregory XIII’s observational tower built in the Vatican Gardens in the 16th century so celestial studies could aid the reform of the calendar to Pope Leo XIII, who officially re-founded the Vatican Observatory in the late 19th century, popes have kept their eyes fixed on the heavens.
Out of this World: Vatican’s Care for Creation includes Final Frontier Read Post »
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, June 24, Birth of St John the Baptist Isaiah 49:1-6, Psalm 139:1-3,
Mass Readings: 24 June – 1 July, 2018 Read Post »
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This Week’s Issue: 20 June – 26 June, 2018 Read Post »
Winston and Muriel Maritz of Cape Town are preparing to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. They married on June 22,
Congratulations Winston and Muriel Maritz! Read Post »
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We
Cartoon of the Week: Scratching Altar Boy Read Post »
A study by the Pew Research Center found that young adults worldwide are generally less religious than older adults by a variety of measures.
Worldwide Study Shows People Are Losing their Faith Read Post »
South Africa needs a process to find healing and forgiveness, to be transformed by one another, and together find solutions
Difficult, But Necessary Conversations Read Post »
A new Vatican document cautions against the dangers of highly competitive children’s sports, political and economic pressures on athletes to
Sports on Sunday Ok, but Not to Skip Mass! Read Post »
