In All Things, Charity
Catholics are prone to complain that they do not receive sufficient respect from those outside the Church, especially in the...
August 2019
Vatican Official: Church must be Prudent Judging Medjugorje Apparitions
By Sarah Mac Donald – Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a place of prayer, conversion and pilgrimage for millions of people, but the...
Memories of My Dear Friend, Jean Vanier
Moira Gillmore, Durban – Jean Vanier, the founder of the L’Arche communities and Faith and Light, who died on...
Archbishop Wilton Gregory: You Cannot be a Catholic and Sit on the Sidelines
By Josephine von Dohlen – In a crowded bar, bustling with young adult Catholics from the Washington area for the monthly...
Unemployed Youths Ready for Work
Some 23 unemployed youth from disadvantaged and at-risk areas in Cape Town graduated after participating in a life-skills course that...
Pope: Assumption Feast Invites People to Look to Heaven with Hope
By Carol Glatz – Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns competing...
This Week’s Mass Readings: 18 August – 25 August, 2019
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekdays Cycle Year 1 Sunday August 18, Assumption of Our Lady: Patronal feast of South...
Cartoon of the Week: Our Quotable Pope
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
This Week’s Issue: 14 August – 20 August, 2019
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