Southern Cross – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:29:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Pope in Uruguay: The bridge, the palm groves and mate drink https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/pope-in-uruguay-the-bridge-the-palm-groves-and-mate-drink/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:29:09 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91789 Apostolic Journey Of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay, Argentina And Peru 6–17 November 2026 Homily Of His Holiness Pope […]

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]]> Rediscovering Cardinal Owen McCann https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/rediscovering-cardinal-owen-mccann/ Sat, 07 Nov 2026 02:57:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91457 CARDINAL OWEN McCANN: Catholicism, Apartheid, and Diplomacy in South Africa, by Alexandra Maclennan. University of Notre Dame Press (2026). 527pp. […]

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]]> Beware a Spiritual Disneyland https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/beware-a-spiritual-disneyland/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 05:24:53 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91772 Livestreamed Masses are convenient but no substitute to being actually present during the liturgy. But greater dangers loom in how […]

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]]> Mass Readings: 8 November – 15 November, 2026 https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/mass-readings-8-november-15-november-2026/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:41:56 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91752 Liturgical CalendarYear A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday November 8, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary TimeWis 6: 12-16/ Ps 63: […]

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]]> Pray with the Pope: Let wealth work for everyone https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/pray-with-the-pope-let-wealth-work-for-everyone/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:57:40 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91741 Every month Fr Chris Chatteris SJ reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention Intention: Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, […]

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]]> On All Souls’ Day, Pope prays that mothers’ tears may silence weapons https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/on-all-souls-day-pope-prays-that-mothers-tears-may-silence-weapons/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 02:42:14 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91735 Vatican news – Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Verano Cemetery in Rome on the Commemoration of All the […]

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]]> Pope: Let us Feel United in the Communion of Saints https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/pope-let-us-feel-united-in-the-communion-of-saints/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:17:59 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91707 Dear brothers and sisters, Yesterday, in Savannah, Georgia, in the United States of America, Pedro de Corpa and four companions, […]

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]]> Pope: Holiness is not a privilege reserved for a few https://www.scross.co.za/2026/11/pope-holiness-is-not-a-privilege-reserved-for-a-few/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:57:07 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91704 Solemnity of All Saints, Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, St Peter’s Square,  Sunday, 1 November 2026 Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! […]

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]]> Mass Readings: 1 November – 8 November, 2026 https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/mass-readings-1-november-8-november-2026/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:49:51 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91605 Liturgical CalendarYear A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday November 1, All SaintsRv 7: 2-4. 9-14/ Ps 24: 1b-2. 3-4. […]

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