Southern Cross October 2024 issue
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October 2024
Vatican statistics show decline in baptisms, clergy, religious, worldwide
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the...
Dedication Mass of the New Chapel at Kwa Thintwa School for the Deaf
By Robynne Lott – Kwa Thintwa School for the Deaf, nestled in the heart of Inchanga, KwaZulu-Natal, has recently unveiled...
Sacrament of Marriage Celebration of Ethiopian and Eritrean Catholic Community Members
By Hailu Adalo – Couple Mr Fanose Fikire and Mrs Hanna Sibamo, from the same Vicariate of Hosanna in Ethiopia, united...
St Luke
Today is the Feast of St Luke, author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Pray...
In suffering there is salvation! 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time – Year B Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme:...
Pope Francis’ Memoir to be Published in January
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – An Italian publisher announced the global release in January of “Hope,” a book it described...
From Our Vaults 73 Years Ago: October 24, 1951
Pope saw dancing sun miracle Pope Pius XII reportedly saw a repetition of Fatima’s miracle of the dancing sun four...
Writing to new cardinals, pope urges them to be compassionate shepherds
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis asked the new members of the College of Cardinals to cultivate a sense...
