Southern Cross – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:55:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 The Suffering of the Innocents Symphony https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/the-suffering-of-the-innocents-symphony/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:19:20 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87496 “The Messiah Lion, in order to conquer, became a Lamb to suffer.” The notes of the symphony filled the square […]

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]]> Mass Readings: 28 June – 5 July, 2026 https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/mass-readings-28-june-5-july-2026/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:02:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87486 Liturgical CalendarYear A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday June 28, 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time2 Kgs 4: 8-11. 14-16a/ […]

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]]> Pope Leo: Remain Faithful to Jesus’ Teachings https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/pope-leo-remain-faithful-to-jesus-teachings/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:20:04 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87478 Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, St Peter’s Square, Sunday, 21 June 2026 – Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! In today’s […]

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]]> Archbishop Sipuka to Ramaphosa: The problem is in the pot https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/archbishop-sipuka-to-ramaphosa-the-problem-is-in-the-pot/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:40:06 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87336 Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka of Cape Town has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the underlying causes of anti-foreigner violence, warning […]

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]]> Mass Readings: 21 June – 28 June, 2026 https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/mass-readings-21-june-28-june-2026/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:29:13 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87330 Liturgical CalendarYear A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday June 21, 12th Sunday in Ordinary TimeJer 20: 10-13/ Ps 69: […]

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]]> South African and Lebanese children pray Rosary across continents https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/south-african-and-lebanese-children-unite-in-rosary-across-continents/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:33:12 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87174 Children in Johannesburg and Beirut, Lebanon, prayed the Rosary together via Zoom, linking two continents in a shared act of […]

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]]> What The Pope Said This Week  https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/what-the-pope-said-this-week-23/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:05:23 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87167 Jason Scott’s weekly review of Pope Leo XIV’s audiences –  Saturday, 6 June: Arrival in Madrid — Authorities and Young […]

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]]> Neocatechumenal Way Meets Archbishop Sipuka https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/neocatechumenal-way-meets-archbishop-sipuka/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:11:19 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87119 What was supposed to be a quick, 15-minute visit turned into an inspiring two-hour conversation when representatives of the Neocatechumenal […]

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]]> Cross-Country Children’s Rosary https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/cross-country-childrens-rosary/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:43:55 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87108 The Children’s Rosary held a cross-country event involving parishes in South Africa, Lesotho and Scotland on June 9. Children from Charles […]

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