From Our Vaults Ten Years Ago: March 27, 2013
Previous “From The Vaults” articles. See larger images from the issue New pope keeps old motto The newly-elected Pope Francis...
Church History
Fabian and Florence Ribeiro: Catholic Martyrs for Justice
In 1986, Dr Fabian and Florence Ribeiro were murdered in their home by apartheid killers. Daluxolo Moloantoa looks at the...
Papal Preacher: Pre-Vatican II Mass was formed by Clericalisation
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Clericalisation led to the separation of the clergy from the faithful in the church’s liturgy...
The Catholic Bookshop in Cape Town Bids Farewell to Retiring Staff
The Catholic Bookshop in Cape Town said farewell to three long-serving staff members who have retired, with Archbishop Stephen Brislin...
First Perpetual Eucharistic Chapel of Adoration in South Africa turns 25 years old
South Africa’s first Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration at Christ the King parish in Wentworth, Durban, turned 25 years old on...
The Southern Cross Visits Pretoria’s First Catholic Mission
The Southern Cross visited the Most Holy Redeemer Church in Mmakau Village, north of Pretoria this past Sunday. The church’s...
History in Colour: First Catholic Church in Johannesburg
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross This is the first Catholic church in Johannesburg, on...
Cardinal Cantalamessa: Vatican II’s Openness is Needed in Today’s Church
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Second Vatican Council was a “prophetic initiative” to compensate for the church’s refusal to...
When the US bishops were at their prophetic best
Forty years ago the United States Catholic bishops wrote a document that stirred up public opinion like none other. Many...
