From Our Vaults 25 Years Ago: March 23, 1997
New abortion law resistance Following the legalisation of abortion in February, “reports are streaming in of nurses and doctors who are refusing to perform abortions”, according to...
Category: Church History
The Three Golden Arches
Without a vision, the people will perish. These resounding words from Proverbs 29:18 have been going round my head as I reflect on three Arches this month:...
History in Colour: First Vatican Radio Broadcast
Pope Pius XI, who on February 6, 1922, became pope, launches the first broadcasts of Vatican Radio on February 12, 1931. Also in attendance was Guglielmo Marconi...
‘Prayer Brings a Hurting World to God’
By Cindy Wooden – The call to prayer is an “active mission,” one that does not take a believer from the world but prompts the believer to...
Did you know THIS about Pope Francis?
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 — but he might have been pope already in 2005, when the conclave chose...
All-Star Lineup: Why a Canonisation in 1622 Still Draws Attention
By Cindy Wooden – The Vatican has hosted many massive and moving canonisation ceremonies over the centuries, but a rite held in 1622 continues to be commemorated...
From Our Vaults 42 Years Ago: February 24, 1980
Govt keeps out Swazi bishop Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference president Archbishop Joseph Fitzgerald has protested against the South African government’s decision to refuse Bishop Mandlenkosi Zwane...
Father Michael Lapsley wins Niwano Peace Prize
“A bolt from the blue” says Renowned South African Anglican Priest and Anti-Apartheid Activist By Sheila Pires – A South African Anglican priest who was named the...
Pope Restructures the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
By Carol Glatz – As part of ongoing measures to reform the Roman Curia, Pope Francis has approved restructuring the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,...
History in Colour: Pretoria’s First Presbytery 1880
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross British soldiers at Pretoria’s first presbytery during the First Anglo-Boer War in 1880-81, situated where Loreto...
On Bloody Sunday, Irish archbishop says unanswered questions slow healing
By Michael Kelly – The president of the Irish bishops’ conference, on the 50th anniversary of the unlawful killing of 14 unarmed Catholics by the British army...
Southern Cross Editor: The Day My Knees Shook
Dear Reader, This month marks 25 years since abortion became legal in South Africa. Our readers, of course, need not be reminded of the Catholic Church’s teachings...
