The Southern Cross at the 2024 SACBC Plenary Session Press Briefing
The Southern Cross attended the 2024 SACBC plenary session press briefing at Khanya House in Pretoria. Cardinal Stephen Brislin, who led...
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History in Colour: Pope Leo XIII
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross The social teachings of the Catholic Church have a...
Flabbergasted by a devout Holy Mass
From Daphne Momple, Cape Town – A few months ago, I attended Mass at St Lawrence church in Delft, on...
Pope Francis receives Kiko Argüello, initiator of the Neocatechumenal Way
By Pietro Poggiali – Pope Francis received the International Team responsible for the Neocatechumenal Way: the initiator Kiko Argüello, Father...
Pope: Humanity is on the Brink of the Abyss
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Today’s wars and conflicts have put humanity on the brink of the abyss, Pope Francis...
Pope: Say ‘no’ to evil temptations before they enslave the soul
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Addictions, fear, impossible perfectionism, consumerism and the inability to choose and love life are just...
South African Franciscans Elect New Leadership
By Paddy Noonan OFM – Franciscans (OFM) from Southern Africa assembled this month at La Verna Retreat Centre, Johannesburg to discuss...
Mass Readings: 4 February – 11 February, 2024
Liturgical Calendar Year B – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday February 4, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jb 7:1-4. 6-7/...
How’s Your Conscience Doing?
We have heard many times that “God will judge us by our conscience”, but we also know that in our...
