The Story of a Church-Builder
The Catholic Church in South Africa was built by great missionaries. Daluxolo Moloantoa looks at the amazing life of one of them, Fr Camillus De Hovre OMI on...
Church / Church History / Daluxolo Moloantoa / Mission
by Daluxolo Moloantoa · Published January 17, 2021 · Last modified January 14, 2021
The Catholic Church in South Africa was built by great missionaries. Daluxolo Moloantoa looks at the amazing life of one of them, Fr Camillus De Hovre OMI on...
Bishops / Church / Church History / Question & Answer
by Admin · Published January 9, 2021 · Last modified January 8, 2021
Question: Can you tell me: Who was the first black bishop in the world and in SA? Answer: The first black bishop goes back to the times...
Bishops / Church / Church History / History
by admin · Published December 21, 2020 · Last modified November 28, 2020
The January edition of The Southern Cross features an article on the 70th anniversary of Pope Pius XII establishing the Catholic Hierarchy of Southern Africa. It is...
Bishops / Church / Church History / Question & Answer
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 1, 2020 · Last modified November 28, 2020
We have a cardinal, but we also have the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) with a president, currently Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha. But who is...
We recite the Creed every Sunday at Mass, but we might not have known Christ as divine! In his second of three articles on the Nicene Creed,...
We recite the Creed every Sunday at Mass, but do we know its background and meanings? In a series of three articles, MICHAEL MAYER will look at...
Church / Church History / Church Teaching / Demons / Devil / Vatican
by CNA · Published November 18, 2020 · Last modified November 17, 2020
It is a core tenet of the Catholic faith that demons are real, and as said in the St. Michael prayer, that they “prowl about the earth...
Church / Church History / Vatican
by CNS · Published October 16, 2020 · Last modified October 18, 2020
By Carol Glatz – After 20 years of restoration work and millions in funding from benefactors worldwide, the unveiling of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in...
Church / Church History / Martyrs
by CNS · Published October 8, 2020 · Last modified October 7, 2020
By Anli Serfontein – Early 20th century-era Catholic leader Erich Klausener holds a special place in the hearts and minds of Berlin’s Catholics. An official in the German...
By Carol Glatz – Conspiracy theories and dark intrigue about Pope John Paul I’s untimely death just one month after his election should be set aside and his...
Church / Church History / Our New Magazine
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published September 26, 2020 · Last modified September 25, 2020
This is the final edition of The Southern Cross as a weekly newspaper, bringing to a close a run of more than 5 200 consecutive weeks of...
Bishops / Charity / Christian Leadership / Church / Church History / Poverty & Social Justice
by Admin · Published September 15, 2020 · Last modified September 11, 2020
By Fr Mokesh Morar – Last month saw the passing of a truly remarkable Church leader who stood up against the systematic violence of the state and...
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