The bishops’ Justice & Peace Commission (J&P) continues to work for families affected by the infected meat scandal, in which 216 people were killed and about 1000 infected by listeriosis. J&P’s engagement with the...
By Sheila Pires – Attacks on migrant communities and their businesses are likely to continue because they “are now inextricably linked to service delivery protests”, according to the archbishop of Johannesburg. “To disentangle the two...
Pope Francis in his document Laudato Si’ calls us to care for creation. In this article, Helen Gonsalves & Sr Angelika Laub OP put the issues at stake for us in a nutshell. Either...
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by Jael SC · Published October 2, 2019 · Last modified September 30, 2019
Pope Francis has declared October 2019 an Extraordinary Mission Month. Fr Dumisani Vilakati explains why and what that means to us. The third Sunday in October is traditionally dedicated to the Church’s missionary endeavours. And...
by Jael SC · Published September 13, 2019 · Last modified September 12, 2019
Sr Marian Moriarty was born on 25 June 1948 in Killkorglin, Co Kerry, Ireland, the eldest of five siblings. Her secondary education was at Loreto, Killarney after which she entered the Novitiate in Loreto...
Clergy from the diocese of Oudtshoorn travelled to Koelenhof in Cape Town on the feast of Our Lady of Carmel to celebrate the anniversary of episcopal ordination with Bishop emeritus Edward Adams (back, fourth...
By Rodney Moffett – Educator Dr Rosemary Orpen of Bethlehem, Free State, died suddenly on July 24 at the age of 86. Southern Cross readers will be familiar with the colourful photos of the...
The Immaculate Heart of Mary refers to the interior life of the Blessed Virgin Mary — her joys and sorrows, her virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her virginal love for God the...
Three Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood celebrated their jubilees at Mariannhill. They are (front from left) Srs Amanda Raich (60 years), Eugenia Ntombela (50 years), and Sebalda Kienast (60 years). The celebrating nuns...
Catholic Women’s League members of St Francis Xavier parish in Bluff, Durban, spent a Saturday morning having tea and cake with priests at Sabbon House, the retirement home for Oblates. (Submitted by Nickole Whittock)...
Sr Helen-Veronica Wagner OP – Oakford Dominican Sister Josephine Robecke died on June 27 at the age of 82. Born on September 6, 1936, to Johannes and Elisabeth Robecke in Sassenberg in the central...
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