Zimbabwean Catholic Music Goes Global
Benjamin Takavarasha tells the Southern Cross how a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine in the UK led to Zimbabwean Catholic music being heard across the globe. By...
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Choosing South Africa’s New Chief Justice
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that the public would be able to participate in the process of selecting South Africa’s new...
Why is Radio Veritas limited to Gauteng?
Question: Why is Radio Veritas, as South Africa’s only Catholic radio station, broadcasting only in Johannesburg and not nationally? Answer by Günther Simmermacher: It is fair to...
Choir’s Spiritual Retreat for Ethiopian New Year
By Evangelist Hailu Adalo – A Choir Spiritual motivation workshop event was held in the Archdiocese of Pretoria Hartbeespoort Youth Retreat Centre. 17 Young People participated with...
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale: Obstacles to Conversion Include Ancestral Cult Beliefs
By SACBC – Speaking to a group of new missionaries at the orientation programme in Benoni, the Archbishop of Johannesburg, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, said though challenges facing...
Brescia House: Leave Your Print Campaign
Brescia House School once again supported the annual Catholic Schools Office “Leave Your Print” (LYP) Campaign on Monday 13 September 2021, also known fondly as Slip-slop day....
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Christ Crucified painted by Diego Velázquez
Taking on the Future at Holy Family College
“Holy Family College Grade 6 learner, Sarah Firmin, is a natural when it comes to computers and coding, fuelled by her hunger and thirst to learn and...
From Our Vaults 33 Years Ago: 11 September 1988
See larger images of some of the stories in this issue The pope in Southern Africa On the front-page, The Southern Cross welcomes Pope John Paul II...
SACBC Lenten Appeal: Thank you for your Generosity
Dear Brothers and Sisters We are in the fourth wave of this Covid -19 pandemic, be assured of our continued prayer during this pandemic. I begin by...
Bishop Anthony Rebello Ordained in Francistown
By SACBC – Owing to Covid-19 restrictions just a handful of bishops attended the episcopal ordination of Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello in Francistown, Botswana, on the 4th September...
Was William Shakespeare a Catholic?
Question: A friend claims that William Shakespeare was a Catholic? I had not heard that before. Is it true? Answer: We cannot prove that Shakespeare was a...
