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	<title>Christian Living &#8211; The Southern Cross</title>
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		<title>A Life of Faith in Action: Celebrating Mammuso Elizabeth Makoa</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/a-life-of-faith-in-action-celebrating-mammuso-elizabeth-makoa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bokang Tsoanamatsie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="558" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Makoa1-420x558.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Mammuso Elizabeth Makoa" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Makoa1-420x558.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Makoa1.jpg 678w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />&#8220;Faith  without works is dead.&#8221; These words from Scripture find a living expression in the life of Mammuso Elizabeth Makoa, a [&#8230;]
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		<title>What Catholics say&#8230; and what Protestants hear</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/what-catholics-say-and-what-protestants-hear/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Cross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="400" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/christian-worship-420x400.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Christian worship" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/christian-worship-420x400.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/christian-worship-744x709.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/christian-worship-768x732.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/christian-worship.jpg 839w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />When Catholics and Protestants discuss the Christian faith, sometimes it is not theology but definitions that pose an obstacle. Gerschwin [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/what-catholics-say-and-what-protestants-hear/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Benedictine Spirituality: A Life Of Listening, Humility and Seeking God</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bokang Tsoanamatsie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="256" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/481211444_1023827903111775_8227427673466924341_n-420x256.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="St Benedict Abbey, Subiaco Mission" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/481211444_1023827903111775_8227427673466924341_n-420x256.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/481211444_1023827903111775_8227427673466924341_n.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Bokang Tsoanamatsie caught up with Br Bernard Liteboho Tekateka OSB and spoke about the religious life that made him leave [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/benedictine-spirituality-a-life-of-listening-humility-and-seeking-god/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alexis Petersen: Between the Stage and the Sanctuary</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/alexis-petersen-between-the-stage-and-the-sanctuary/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Cross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="631" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Alexis-Petersen-Jono-Wickwar-420x631.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Actress Alexis Petersen. Photo: Jono Wickwa" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Alexis-Petersen-Jono-Wickwar-420x631.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Alexis-Petersen-Jono-Wickwar.jpg 566w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Alexis Petersen is a rising Cape Town performer whose stage craft and Catholic faith have grown side by side, from [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/alexis-petersen-between-the-stage-and-the-sanctuary/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More than 1000 families gather for annual meeting of families</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AMOF-2026_Holy-Mass-300-420x280.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Annual meeting of families in Archdiocese of Johannesburg" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AMOF-2026_Holy-Mass-300-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AMOF-2026_Holy-Mass-300-744x496.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AMOF-2026_Holy-Mass-300-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AMOF-2026_Holy-Mass-300.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />On Saturday, 20 June 2026, more than 1,000 families from across the Archdiocese of Johannesburg gathered at Don Bosco Centre [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/more-than-1000-families-gather-for-annual-meeting-of-families/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Suffering of the Innocents Symphony</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Cross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="408" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kiko-symphony-420x408.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Pics: Kiko, Ascension and Fr Mario together with Dino and Roberta Furgione " decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kiko-symphony-420x408.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kiko-symphony-744x723.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kiko-symphony-768x747.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kiko-symphony.jpg 823w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />“The Messiah Lion, in order to conquer, became a Lamb to suffer.” The notes of the symphony filled the square [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/the-suffering-of-the-innocents-symphony/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Father Chaka Motanyane, Champion of Youth</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/father-chaka-motanyane-champion-of-youth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Priests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="560" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Father-Chaka-Motanyane-OP-and-Kati-Dijane-420x560.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Father Chaka Motanyane OP and Kati Dijane, editor of Far East Rand Catholic News" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Father-Chaka-Motanyane-OP-and-Kati-Dijane-420x560.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Father-Chaka-Motanyane-OP-and-Kati-Dijane.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Meet Father Chaka Motanyane OP, a leader of the Far East Rand Deanery and a champion of young people. As [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/father-chaka-motanyane-champion-of-youth/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Catholic Reflections on South Africa&#8217;s Youth Day</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/catholic-reflections-on-south-africas-youth-day/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[James Katende]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="752" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Catholic-Church-and-Youth-Day-420x752.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Catholic-Church-and-Youth-Day" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Catholic-Church-and-Youth-Day-420x752.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Catholic-Church-and-Youth-Day.jpg 447w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Remembering June 16, 1976 As South Africa commemorates the 50th anniversary of the June 16, 1976 Soweto Uprising, the nation [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/catholic-reflections-on-south-africas-youth-day/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lorato Trok Honoured for Championing Literacy Across Africa</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/lorato-trok-honoured-for-championing-literacy-and-education-across-africa/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/images-11-420x280.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Lorato Trok" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/images-11-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/images-11.jpg 678w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" /> South African literacy advocate, author and educator Lorato Trok has  received continental recognition for her outstanding contribution to  literacy, literature [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/lorato-trok-honoured-for-championing-literacy-and-education-across-africa/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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