History in Colour: Easter Mass St Peter’s Square Circa 1865
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross Thousands of pilgrims — and a number of horse-drawn...
History in Colour
History in Colour: Pope John Paul II Shot
Pope John Paul II slumps into the arms of his private secretary, Fr (later Cardinal) Stanisław Dziwisz, after four bullets...
History in Colour: First Vatican Radio Broadcast
Pope Pius XI, who on February 6, 1922, became pope, launches the first broadcasts of Vatican Radio on February 12,...
History in Colour: Pretoria’s First Presbytery 1880
A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross British soldiers at Pretoria’s first presbytery during the First...
History in Colour: St Thérèse of Lisieux
This is St Thérèse of Lisieux dressed as another great French saint: Joan of Arc. Thérèse portrayed the Maid of...
History in Colour: John Paul II in South Africa
Pik ‘n Pope: South Africa’s foreign minister Pik Botha escorts Pope John Paul II through Jan Smuts Airport after the...
History in Colour: Banning of Fr Smangaliso Mkhatshwa
Fr Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, banned Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference official, is visited by SACBC president Archbishop Joseph Fitzgerald in the winter...
History in Colour: Death of Pope John XXIII
This month 58 years ago – A snapshot from the past, colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross The body of...
History in Colour: St Mary’s Cathedral, Cape Town
A snapshot from the past colourised exclusively for The Southern Cross – Cape Town’s St Mary’s cathedral, mother church of...
