Sacrifice for the Right Reasons
At the beginning of the Palm Sunday Mass in a few weeks’ time, we will hear these words: “Brothers and...
February 2024
Eleven Confirmed at St Philip Benizi parish, Meyerton
By Elaine Prosper – St Philip Benizi in Meyerton, Johannesburg had the honour and privilege of celebrating the Sacrament of...
Pope Proposes Lenten Resolution: Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
By Justin McLellan, CNS – This Lent, Christians should become “seekers of light” by keeping their sights set on the...
Pope prays ‘a bit of humanity’ will finally lead to peace in Ukraine
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – A day after cancelling an audience because of mild flu symptoms, Pope Francis led the...
Woe to those who end up in media ‘meat grinder,’ papal preacher says
By Carol Glatz , CNS – The media and social networks can be crueller than wild beasts, the preacher of...
St Francis of Assisi Vanderbijlpark: Bags of Love Lenten Project
By Elaine Prosper – The three pillars i.e. prayer, fasting and almsgiving are reiterated during Lent and remain our Christian...
From Our Vaults, 66 Years Ago: February 26, 1958
100 years of Lourdes At least 80000 pilgrims from around the world attended the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Blessed...
Vatican aims to draw young ‘digital pilgrims’ to Rome’s papal basilicas
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Vatican is seeking to draw pilgrims to the four historic papal basilicas scattered around...
The Southern Cross March 2024 issue
In our cover story of The Southern Cross March issue, we look at the background of the hugely popular series...
