Jwara named new archbishop of Durban
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara CMM as new archbishop of Durban to succeed Cardinal Wilfrid Napier. The 64-year old bishop has headed the vicariate...
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Benedict Daswa Cause: Miracle Report Sent to Rome
The canonisation cause of Bl Benedict Tshimangadzo Daswa has entered a crucial new phase after the diocese of Tzaneen sent the findings of its formal investigation into...
Archbishop: Probe war crimes in Holy Land
The Catholic archbishop of Cape Town has called for an investigation by the International Criminal Court “into possible war crimes” committed in the Holy Land, so that...
How to Pray Well
This is an immense book on prayer, but don’t let the size of the volume intimidate you. Each and every page is worth reading.
Is Easter Still Credible?
In an age of increasing despair, Fr RAYMOND M MWANGALA OMI explains why and how Easter is relevant, and why the resurrection of Christ must be at the...
The Death of the Old Order
By the late Owen Williams St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), preaching his sixth sermon for Christmas Eve, took as his text Jesus Christ, the Son of God,...
Fr Allan Moss: To be Mary’s Child
By Fr Allan Moss OMI – Advent brings to mind the pregnancy of Mary. We prepare for the coming of her child. We know the child is...
The SA Bishops in 1976
The January edition of The Southern Cross features an article on the 70th anniversary of Pope Pius XII establishing the Catholic Hierarchy of Southern Africa. It is...
When was Jesus born? An investigation
How can we know when Jesus was really born? Comparing the Jewish and Gregorian (Western) calendars, COLIN GILLOT uses logical speculation to find the likely time of the first...
Seven nuns die of Covid-19
The second wave of Covid-19 has claimed the lives of seven Sisters of the congregation of the Daughters of St Francis in Port Shepstone in the diocese...
Dowling retires as pope makes new bishops appointments
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg, Southern Africa’s second-longest serving active bishop, and has appointed a successor. He also transferred the...
Mary’s Assumption – Our Destiny
Fr Allan Moss OMI – In the resurrection of Jesus we see our resurrection. Mary’s assumption exemplifies our Christian destiny. She is the model of the Church...
