Catholics Denounce Attacks Against Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples in Amazon
By Eduardo Campos Lima – After denouncing the record number of wildfires in the Amazon in August and the growing deforestation...
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Building a Peaceful City
Sr Angelika Laub OP, Pretoria – The environment on the outskirts of Johannesburg and of any big city is changing...
First Holy Communion for St Philip’s Parish!
Fr Louis Padua administered the First Holy Communion to the children of St Philip’s parish in Strandfontein, Cape Town.
The Echoes of 1934
Pope Francis last month sounded a warning from history when he noted that much of the current political rhetoric reminded...
Back to the 80s for Fr Anthony Spencer!
The youth of St Francis of Assisi parish in Vanderbjilpark held a “Back to ‘80s” party, and Fr Anthony Spencer...
Pope: Climbers Exist Inside the Church
By Junno Arocho Esteves – People who race to get top positions often feel superior to others, an attitude...
To Protect the Amazon, We Must First Listen to its People
In late August, fires burning in the Amazon caught the attention of the media, politicians, celebrities and ordinary citizens. Dire...
Exclusive: Talk on John Bradburne by his friend
On September 5, 1979 the English mystic, poet and lay Franciscan John Bradburne was executed by rogue ZANU guerrillas fighting...
Cartoon of the Week: The Expanding Church
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
