Southern Cross Visits St Bernards & St Igantius Parishes in Cape Town
The Southern Cross was invited by Fr Mark Pothier to do a promotional talk at the Parishes of St Bernard’s in Newlands and St Ignatius in Claremont....
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The moral necessity of voting with a well-formed Catholic conscience!
US-based Tony Magliano writes on the upcoming US election on 5 November 2024 Put your political party, your conservative/liberal leanings, your wallet and your self-interest on the...
Pope: Love is beautiful when lived generously
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Love is demanding, but it is also beautiful when a woman and a man love each other fully, “without half measures,” Pope...
Book Review: The Syndicate of Twenty-Two Natives
Daluxolo Moloantoa reviews “The Syndicate of Twenty-Two Natives, the Stan Sangweni Story” by Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo. In current social and academic dialogues within South Africa, across Africa, and...
Our Lady of the Rosary
Today is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the 1500s🙏
Cardinal Stephen Brislin on the Anniversary of October 7
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace. (James 3:18) Over the next few days the world will remember the horrifying...
Pope announces he will create 21 new cardinals in December
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals Dec. 8, including a 99-year-old former nuncio and the 44-year-old Ukrainian bishop who...
As wider war threatens Middle East, pope asks Mary to intercede
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – As fighting in the Middle East intensified and spread, Pope Francis turned to Mary, begging her to “intercede for our world in...
Pope moves to make Rome a ‘living church,’ not a ‘museum’
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Diocese of Rome, like the Rome city government, has put so much effort into ensuring services in the historic centre of...
Mother of Mercy: A New Shrine for SA
The new shrine of the Mother of Mercy in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg was officially opened by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale in April. Daluxolo Moloantoa found out why...
