New Vatican Coin Depicts ‘Mother Carrying The Earth In Her Womb’
A new coin minted by the Vatican City State depicts a woman carrying the earth in her womb. The artist...
October 2020
Brescia House: New Leaders for 2021!
Brescia House School in Johannesburg announced its student leaders for 2021. They are (from left to right): Gugu Tshabalala (Deputy...
SACBC Standardises Wine to Be Used at Mass
Catholic Bishops in South Africa, Botswana and Swaziland have officially endorsed a specific wine to be used during Liturgical Celebrations...
Holy See Symposium: Pandemic Increases Human Trafficking And Exploitation
By Cindy Wooden – While the Covid-19 pandemic has shut down or slowed most businesses, it does not appear to have...
San Francisco Archbishop Plans Exorcism Where St Junipero Statue Was Toppled
San Francisco’s archbishop plans to conduct an exorcism October 17 at the site of a now-toppled statue of St Junipero...
Mass Readings: 18 October – 26 October, 2020
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year 2 Sunday 18 October, 29th Sunday of the year Isaiah 45:1, 4-6,...
29th Sunday Reflection
“Whose image do you see?” asks Jesus. “What is this image called, how is it known?” The year 3099;...
Southern Cross Reader Sees Great-Grandfather’s Name in First Issue
Moira Hansen was paging through the first issue of our new magazine when a name caught her eye…Charles Rudden. The...
From Our Vaults 100 Years Ago: October 16, 1920
On the 100th anniversary of the first publication of The Southern Cross, on October 16, 1920, we look back at...
