Days of Our Fathers
On Father’s Day, celebrated in South Africa on June 21, those who are blessed to have a caring dad will...
June 2020
Death Cannot Keep People From God, Says Bishop Recovering From Covid-19
By Cindy Wooden – A bishop in northern Italy who had been intubated for 17 days and almost died of Covid-19...
Why Are We Guilty of Adam and Eve’s Sin?
It is impossible in law to find someone guilty of a crime committed by another. I know the problem of...
Turkish Bishops Won’t Contest Plan To Turn Hagia Sophia Into A Mosque
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Catholic bishops in Turkey pledged not to contest plans to turn Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia cathedral that...
Cartoon of the Week: The Perils of Serving
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
12th Sunday Reflection
Caught in the embracing gaze of the beloved, I am surprised to find my own woundedness reflected in the suffering...
Mass Readings: 21 June – 28 June, 2020
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year 2 June 21, 12th Sunday of the Year Jeremiah 20:10-13, Psalm 69:8-10,...
Pope: Christians Called To Intercede For, Not Condemn, Others
By Junno Arocho Esteves – True believers do not condemn people for their sins or shortcomings but intercede on...
Archbishop William Slattery: We Miss You All
On the occasion of the feast of Corpus Christi, the bishops of Southern Africa said they felt deeply their inability...
