75 years ago, the South African Church grew up
This month it is 75 years ago since Pope Pius XII established the Southern African Hierarchy, a momentous event which...
Church History
Our Church’s History
Dear Reader, Should the collage on this month’s cover look familiar, then you are not mistaken. We had a similar gallery...
Southern Cross January 2026 Cover
This month we mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Southern African Hierarchy by Pope Pius XII, a...
Woman & the Church: Why the Church Will Not Ordain Women
By Jason Scott – Recently, a Vatican study commission voted definitively against ordaining women as deacons. The decision followed years...
Brian Bishop: An Apostle of Justice
Forty years ago, Catholic anti-apartheid activist Brian Bishop died in a traffic collision, alongside fellow activist Molly Blackburn. Here we...
Presenting Catholic Heritage and Legacy to the Apostolic Nuncio
Southern Cross features writer Daluxolo Moloantoa recently had the honour of presenting the Vatican’s representative in South Africa, the Apostolic...
St Joseph’s Children’s Home: SA’s only Catholic Children’s Hospital
In 1935, five Pallottine Sisters opened a small ward for sick children in Cape Town. Ninety years on, St Joseph’s...
Pope: Christian Archaeology Can Serve Evangelisation
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Christian archaeology seeks to see, hear and touch the Word made flesh, Pope Leo XIV...
Bethel Parish in Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho is 116 years old
By Bokang Tsoanamatsie – Bethel Parish is among the oldest missions within the diocese of Mohale’s Hoek, constructed in honour...
