John Paul I and the Pill: He Wanted Change, but Accepted ‘Humanae Vitae’
By Cindy Wooden – On the eve of the World Meeting of Families and with a view toward the beatification September 4 of Pope John Paul I,...
By Cindy Wooden – On the eve of the World Meeting of Families and with a view toward the beatification September 4 of Pope John Paul I,...
Previous “From The Vaults” articles and larger images at www.scross.co.za/vaults Who’ll be the next pope? The cardinals of the Church will meet in conclave in the Vatican...
By CNS – Bishops in South Korea have moved ahead to pursue the canonisation of 81 Catholics, including priests, religious and laypeople who were martyred by communist...
By Doreen Abi Raad – Like a light piercing through the darkness of despair in beleaguered Lebanon, two martyred Lebanese Capuchin priests were beatified on the eve...
By Cindy Wooden – When the Vatican announced Pope Francis would travel to L’Aquila in central Italy on Aug. 28 to open a seven-centuries-old celebration of forgiveness,...
By CNS – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, former Vatican secretary of state and former dean of the College of Cardinals, has died in Rome May 27 at the...
Christian Living / Christian Mission / Church / Church History / Saints
by CNS · Published May 17, 2022
By Cindy Wooden – The “basic dynamism” of the Catholic Church is its missionary outreach, an effort that should and must flow naturally from a desire to...
Church / Church History / From Our Vaults / Our Lady
by Admin · Published May 16, 2022 · Last modified June 11, 2022
Previous “From The Vaults” articles and larger images at www.scross.co.za/vaults 30000 at Marian Congress Mass Some 30000 Catholics, including 210 priests and 480 nuns, took part in...
Church / Church History / History in Colour
by Admin · Published May 13, 2022 · Last modified May 9, 2022
Pope John Paul II slumps into the arms of his private secretary, Fr (later Cardinal) Stanisław Dziwisz, after four bullets fired by Mehmet Ali Ağca hit him...
By Linda Reeves – When Carmelite Father Michael Driscoll was a young man 50 years ago, he started reading and collecting articles about Father Titus Brandsma, one...
By Valentine Iwenwanne – A Catholic priest and designated exorcist is preserving traditional religious artefacts in a museum, to keep the local cultural heritage. But in doing...
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by Gunther Simmermacher · Published May 1, 2022 · Last modified April 24, 2022
Dear Reader, In most parts of the world, the Catholic Church will observe World Communications Day on May 29. In Southern Africa, we used to mark Social...
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