Missionaries of Charity Kicked Out of Nicaragua
By David Agren – The Missionaries of Charity have been expelled from Nicaragua, the latest in a series of attacks on the Catholic Church and its ministries...
June 2022
Malawi Priest Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder of Man with Albinism
By Fredrick Nzwili – The church will let justice take its course after the High Court in Malawi sentenced a priest to 30 years in prison for...
Pope: Catholics Need a Better Understanding of the Mass
By Cindy Wooden – The “sense of mystery” and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by “creative” elements added to...
History in Colour: Easter Mass St Peter’s Square Circa 1865
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross Thousands of pilgrims — and a number of horse-drawn carriages — fill St Peter’s Square for...
Pope Condemns Barbaric Attack on Shopping Centre in Ukraine
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis again pleaded for an end to hostilities in Ukraine after missiles struck a shopping centre filled with people. “I carry...
Pope at Pallium Mass: Church Must Go Out to Meet the World
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Like Sts Peter and Paul, the church must go out to evangelise and not be bound by the chains of routine and...
Mass Readings: 3 July – 10 July, 2022
Liturgical Calendar Year C – Weekday Cycle Year 2 Sunday July 3, 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 66:10-14/ Ps 66:1-3. 4-5. 6-7. 16. 20 / Gal...
Church Leaders Push to Expand their Peacekeeping Role in Africa
By Jonathan Luxmoore – Church representatives from French-speaking Africa have urged closer regional cooperation in Catholic peacebuilding to offset mounting economic and security challenges across the continent....
Pope to Send Cardinal Parolin to Congo and South Sudan
By CNS – Although he postponed his own trip to Congo and South Sudan, Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Pietro Parolin, his secretary of state, to visit...
Pope asks Catholics to Study Vatican II before Holy Year 2025
By Cindy Wooden – Before celebrating the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis is asking Catholics around the world to dedicate time in 2023 to study the documents...
