CWD Collapse: Who Will Be Held Responsible?
Eric Consani, Cape Town – I am writing as a shocked and disillusioned regular donor to Catholic Welfare & Development...
September 2019
Sr Mary Virginia Fredericks SAC Rest in Peace
By Sr Annemarie Niehsen SAC – Pallottine Sister Mary Virginia Fredericks died on August 14 at the age of 91....
Street Bookselling Gives Homeless Income
First a project turned beggars into newspaper vendors; a year later it has turned homeless people into sellers of secondhand...
You Are a Mission
When he declared October 2019 an Extraordinary Mission Month, Pope Francis invited us to do more than pray for vocations,...
Pope: Being Elected Pope Doesn’t Wash Away One’s Sins
By Cindy Wooden – While his responsibilities are greater and his prayer list longer, Pope Francis said he’s basically the same...
Sr Mannes Fourie OP Rest in Peace
Dominican Sister Mannes Fourie died on July 30 at the age of 91. Born a twin on March 3, 1928,...
Pope: Slander is a Diabolical Cancer
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The act of bearing false witness to destroy someone is an attack against the body of...
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflection
Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees; an opportunity and an invitation. But Jesus also predicts that they do not have...
Cartoon of the Week: Merciful and Understanding Mother
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
