Forgiveness – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Mon, 25 May 2026 06:10:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Christ, Compassion & Consolation https://www.scross.co.za/2026/01/christ-compassion-consolation/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:56:14 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=83978 Fr Ralph de Hahn explores how compassion, rooted in the Holy Spirit, becomes a powerful force to console the broken-hearted […]

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]]> Pope: Jesus Pursues Brokenness to Offer Healing https://www.scross.co.za/2025/03/pope-jesus-pursues-brokenness-to-offer-healing/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:25:18 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=80273 By Justin McLellan, CNS – Jesus seeks out people in their woundedness and isolation to offer healing and hope, even […]

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]]> Jubilee Year of 2025: The Infinite Mercy of God https://www.scross.co.za/2025/01/jubilee-year-of-2025-the-infinite-mercy-of-god/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:51:26 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=79358 By James Katende – As Pilgrims of Hope, we embark on a remarkable journey, celebrating the Jubilee Year of 2025 […]

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]]> Litany of Reconciliation https://www.scross.co.za/2024/11/litany-of-reconciliation/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:26:41 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=78477 The Coventry Litany of Reconciliation was written by Canon Joseph Poole in 1958 and is prayed in Coventry Cathedral in […]

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]]> Pope to Synod: Church Must Recognise, Ask Pardon for its Sins https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/pope-to-synod-church-must-recognise-ask-pardon-for-its-sins/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 08:20:12 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=77967 By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges […]

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]]> Pope tells priests: ‘Don’t ask too much’ during confession, forgive always https://www.scross.co.za/2024/03/pope-tells-priests-dont-ask-too-much-during-confession-forgive-always/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:39:55 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=74974 By Justin McLellan, CNS – Catholics should not be afraid to bear their sins before God whose mercy is a […]

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]]> Pope to Confessors, Faithful: Forgive Always, Like God https://www.scross.co.za/2023/09/pope-to-confessors-faithful-forgive-always-like-god/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 03:39:06 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=71840 Source

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