July 2020 – Page 7 – The Southern Cross

Pope Expresses Sadness over Hagia Sophia

By CNS / July 15, 2020

By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic […]

By Erin Carelse / July 15, 2020

Gorge Johannes grew up in a Cape Flats ghetto where doors were closed to him—now the pope has told Mr Johannes

This month marks my birthday— which strangely puts me to thinking about death. Of course, the prevailing impact of Covid-19

By Erin Carelse / July 14, 2020

South Africa is losing the battle against corruption, especially at a time when all attention is focused on Covid-19,

The Church rejects any suggestion of the “predestination” doctrine, and yet I seem to detect such suggestion in Scripture. “My

By CNS / July 14, 2020

By Jonathan Luxmoore – An international virtual pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, will “affirm the power of prayer” against

By CNS / July 13, 2020

By Carol Glatz – After more than a year of preliminary studies and three difficult operations, a medical team at

By Imelda Diouf / July 13, 2020

By Imelda Diouf – The Covid-19 magnifier has certainly presented, in no uncertain terms, the violent facts of South Africa. The

By Editor / July 12, 2020

This week we bring very bad news and some good news to the attention of our faithful readers. The good