Cartoon of the Week: Mother or Baby-Sitter?
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have decided to make them available online!...
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We have decided to make them available online!...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Death / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published July 31, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
According to a statement released by the South African Council of Churches (SACC), funerals continue to be a major source of Covid-19, accelerating the numbers infected and...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Evil & Persecution / Human Rights
by CNS · Published July 31, 2020 · Last modified July 29, 2020
By Junno Arocho Esteves – As governments and world leaders struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, they must also work harder to protect victims of human trafficking, said...
God, our loving Father, We, at this school, are all your beloved sons and daughters. We humbly come to you, our only hope. We are nothing without...
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year 2 Sunday August 2, 18th Sunday of the Year Isaiah 55:1-3, Psalm 145:8-9, 15-18, Romans 8:35, 37-39, Matthew 14:13-21...
Fr John Allen Green / Mass / Scripture
by Fr John Allen Green OFM · Published July 31, 2020 · Last modified July 29, 2020
Captured by the Russian army during World War II and accused of being a spy for the Vatican, Walter J. Ciszek, a Jesuit priest, spent twenty-three years...
By Stephen Clark, Manila, Philippines – It’s not often that the Lord “tips his hand” and allows us to see things from his perspective and what he...
About us / Bishops / History of The Southern Cross / Your Letters
by Letters Editor · Published July 30, 2020 · Last modified July 28, 2020
It is a very sad moment in the history of the Catholic Church of South Africa to learn that our beloved weekly as we knew it will...
Pallottine Father Peter Hillen, who served in South Africa from 1999-2007, died on July 18 at the age of 68 in Nigeria. Fr Hillen spent almost all...
By Carol Glatz – The recent Vatican instruction on pastoral care clarifies the responsibility of every member of the church community to work together in the shared...
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