Condemning Gays Condemns the Creator
June Boyer, Johannesburg – It is very worrying that The Southern Cross is facing a financial crisis. I have been […]
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Finalists Gear up for Catholic Talent Show
A Cape Town parish is preparing for the grand finale of its Churches Got Talent contest. The grand finale, with 16 finalists, will be held on June 3 at the Portuguese Association in Rugby.
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Charity Christian Mission Church
Nicky Barends: Apostleship of the Sea New Director!
Nicholas Barends was formally commissioned as the national director for Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) by Cape Town’s port
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Church Mary Pilgrimage
Mary in the Holy Land: Final Stations
In the final of his three articles on sites of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Holy Land, Günther Simmermacher visits the places in Jerusalem where the Church was ‘born’, where Mary fell into eternal sleep, and from where she was assumed into heaven.
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Cardinal Skips Mass to Avoid Priest Accused of Nazism
Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, cancelled his participation in an upcoming Mass
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Pope Francis to Germany’s Bishops: Try to Agree on Communion Question
In February, the Vatican statement said that more than three-quarters of the members of the German bishops’ conference had approved a pastoral handbook titled “Walking with Christ: In the Footsteps of Unity: Mixed Marriages and Common Participation in the Eucharist”.
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Church Parish Life Raymond Perrier
Are Our Parishes catholic?
Happy Birthday to all of us. Pentecost is often called the birthday of the Catholic Church and so that means we can all indulge in a piece of cake — and it has got to a pretty large cake to accommodate 1985 candles!
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Marian Spirituality: A Collective Tradition
Br Simeon Banda FMS – Catholics have a long tradition of Marian devotions and praying the Rosary. Two months have
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Father Emil Blaser Hangs Up His Morning Mic
After 17 years, Fr Emil Blaser OP hung up the microphone on his Radio Veritas morning show “Matins” on May 11, with many past interviewees paying tribute to South Africa’s radio pioneer. Over the years, Fr Blaser has interviewed hundreds of eminent people including bishops, nuncios and ambassadors, and got to know many people who have become his friends.
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