Church – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:42:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 “Aweh, Masekind. Jy’s Terug.” https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/aweh-masekind-jys-terug/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:29:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=88461 There are words that stay with us for a lifetime. Not because they are eloquent or “church language” correct, but […]

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]]> Fr Paddy Noonan: Why I won’t leave the Church https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/fr-paddy-noonan-why-i-wont-leave-the-church/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:11:12 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=88451 Every Catholic knows people who have left the Church. Fr Paddy Noonan OFM looks at why one might leave – […]

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]]> Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis: Faith, the Archdiocese, and the City https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/mayor-geordin-hill-lewis-faith-the-archdiocese-and-the-city/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:34:31 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=88184 Geordin Hill-Lewis is the Mayor of Cape Town. His politics and his economics are documented in detail. His faith is […]

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]]> Blessed Gérard’s Care Centre: Rural KZN HIV Model Celebrated at UN https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/blessed-gerards-care-centre-rural-kzn-hiv-model-celebrated-at-un/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:26:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=88122 A small, community-based healthcare initiative from rural South Africa took centre stage at the United Nations Headquarters on June 23, […]

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]]> Bishop Motlatsi Phomane Ordained Fifth Bishop of Bethlehem https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/bishop-motlatsi-phomane-ordained-fifth-bishop-of-bethlehem/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:25:18 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87913

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]]> Bishop-Elect Motlatsi Phomane embraces his new mission https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/bishop-elect-motlatsi-phomane-embraces-his-new-mission/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:36:04 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87824 When Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Motlatsi Meshack Phomane as the next bishop of the Diocese of Bethlehem on 14 […]

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]]> Bishop Lawrence Pheto takes possession of the cathedra https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/bishop-lawrence-pheto-takes-possession-of-the-cathedra/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:34:14 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87769 The Diocese of Francistown celebrated a historic milestone on Sunday, 28 June 2026, when Bishop Lawrence Ofentse Pheto officially took […]

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]]> The SSPX Consecrates Four Bishops Without Papal Permission https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/the-sspx-consecrates-four-bishops-without-papal-permission/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:16:13 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87766 On July 1, 2026, at Écône, Switzerland, Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta of the Society of St Pius X consecrated four […]

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]]> Thousands witness the episcopal ordination of Bishop Lawrence Ofentse Pheto https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/thousands-witness-the-episcopal-ordination-of-bishop-lawrence-ofentse-pheto/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:15:59 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87762 The Diocese of Francistown entered a new chapter in its history as thousands of faithful from Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, […]

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