From Our Vaults 72 Years Ago: September 1, 1948
Southern Cross editor resigns Fr Owen McCann has resigned as editor of The Southern Cross after leading the newspaper for...
History of The Southern Cross
From Our Vaults 37 Years Ago: August 28, 1983
Celebrate Mary’s 2000th birthday At an open-air Assumption feast Mass in Lourdes attended by 180000 people, Pope John Paul II called...
The Southern Cross: Farewell and Look to the Future
The Southern Cross’ retrenched staff came together one last time for a sad farewell — and some to chart the...
Archbishop William Slattery: There’s a Death in the Family
It is a very sad moment in the history of the Catholic Church of South Africa to learn that our...
Newspaper To Magazine: This Is A ‘Phoenix’ Moment
As from October 2020, the only national Catholic newspaper in South Africa, The Southern Cross, will become a monthly magazine....
From Our Vaults 51 Years Ago: July 23, 1969
Pope hails moon landing Pope Paul VI has praised the first moon landing in what The Southern Cross calls a...
From Our Vaults 75 Years Ago: May 16, 1945
Pope Pius XII on end of the war In a radio broadcast marking the end of World War II in...
From Our Vaults 68 Years Ago: May 7, 1952
SA gets new patron at Durban congress The Church in South Africa celebrated its dedication to a new patron, Our...
From Our Vaults 19 Years Ago: March 4, 2001
Archbishop Napier becomes a cardinal Presiding over the largest consistory in history, Pope John Paul II created 44 new cardinals....
