This is Our Future
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What’s the Future of The Southern Cross?
What is the situation now for The Southern Cross? Editor Günther Simmermacher answers questions about the present challenges and...
From Our Vaults 91 Years Ago: June 5, 1929
Eucharistic Congress in Durban The Southern Cross describes the historic Eucharistic Congress in Durban as an “unprecedented pageant of the...
The Southern Cross Needs To Reach All Catholics
Fr Willem Basson, Kamiesberg, Northern Cape – I understand the difficult situation in which The Southern Cross and its staff...
From Our Vaults 95 Years Ago: May 27, 1925
The first SA-born bishop The first locally-born bishop for South Africa has been appointed by Pope Pius XI as the...
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...
SA Bishops: Support the Southern Cross
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on all parishes and the faithful to support The Southern Cross. In...
Read the Southern Cross Online Free During Church Closures
With churches closed or subject to restrictions, many of our loyal readers will not have access to their weekly Southern...
