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	<title>Marriage &#8211; The Southern Cross</title>
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		<title>Archdiocese of Johannesburg to Host First Marriage Anniversary Mass</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/archdiocese-of-johannesburg-to-host-first-marriage-anniversary-mass/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="629" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Marriage-anniversary-Mass-420x629.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Archdiocese of Johannesburg Marriage Anniversary Mass" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Marriage-anniversary-Mass-420x629.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Marriage-anniversary-Mass.jpg 534w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />The Archdiocese of Johannesburg will celebrate the gift of marriage in a special way on Saturday, 29 August 2026, when [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/archdiocese-of-johannesburg-to-host-first-marriage-anniversary-mass/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>10 Good Tips for a Happy Marriage</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/10-good-tips-for-a-happy-marriage/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/10-tips-happy-marriage-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="10-tips-happy-marriage" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/10-tips-happy-marriage-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/10-tips-happy-marriage-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/10-tips-happy-marriage-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/10-tips-happy-marriage-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/10-tips-happy-marriage-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/10-tips-happy-marriage.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Married life is hard work. Daluxolo Moloantoa gathered the advice of South African Catholic family activists on how to have [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/10-good-tips-for-a-happy-marriage/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pope: Marriage tribunals do not pit law against pastoral care</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/11/pope-marriage-tribunals-do-not-pit-law-against-pastoral-care/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="477" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POPE-ROTA-SERVICE-420x477.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="POPE LEO XIV AND ROMAN ROTA COURSE ON MARRIAGE" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POPE-ROTA-SERVICE-420x477.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POPE-ROTA-SERVICE-520x590.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POPE-ROTA-SERVICE-320x363.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/POPE-ROTA-SERVICE.jpg 705w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Cindy Wooden, CNS &#8211; Theology, law and pastoral concern always go together in the work of Catholic tribunals considering [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2025/11/pope-marriage-tribunals-do-not-pit-law-against-pastoral-care/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Book Review: South African Indigenous Weddings &#8211; The Culture, Customs  and Traditions by Dr Kedibone Seutloadi</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/10/south-african-indigenous-weddings-the-culture-customs-and-traditions-by-dr-kedibone-seutloadi/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 02:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daluxolo Moloantoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="593" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SA-Indigenous-weddings-420x593.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="SA-Indigenous-weddings" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SA-Indigenous-weddings-420x593.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SA-Indigenous-weddings-520x734.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SA-Indigenous-weddings-320x452.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SA-Indigenous-weddings.jpg 708w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Book Review: South African Indigenous Weddings — The Culture, Customs and Traditions by Dr Kedibone Seutloadi. By Daluxolo Moloantoa &#8211;  [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2025/10/south-african-indigenous-weddings-the-culture-customs-and-traditions-by-dr-kedibone-seutloadi/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lesotho’s King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Wedding Anniversary</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/02/lesothos-king-letsie-iii-and-queen-masenate-wedding-anniversary/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bokang Tsoanamatsie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="560" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lesotho-KingQueenAnniversary-420x560.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="King and Queen of Lesotho 25th Wedding Anniversary" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lesotho-KingQueenAnniversary-420x560.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lesotho-KingQueenAnniversary-520x693.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lesotho-KingQueenAnniversary-320x427.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lesotho-KingQueenAnniversary.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Bokang Tsoanamatsie &#8211; King Letsie III and Queen Masenate Mohato Seeiso of the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho commemorated their [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2025/02/lesothos-king-letsie-iii-and-queen-masenate-wedding-anniversary/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>12 Myths about Marriage Annulments in the Catholic Church</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/11/12-myths-about-marriage-annulments-in-the-catholic-church/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Cross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-720x720.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-520x520.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/12MythsAnnulments-1.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Courtesy of the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Myth #1 A Divorced Person is Automatically Excommunicated from the Catholic Church Truth: The [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2024/11/12-myths-about-marriage-annulments-in-the-catholic-church/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sacrament of Marriage Celebration of Ethiopian and Eritrean Catholic Community Members</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/sacrament-of-marriage-celebration-of-ethiopian-and-eritrean-catholic-community-members/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Cross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parish Life]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="338" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding-420x338.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding-420x338.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding-744x598.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding-768x617.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding-720x579.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding-520x418.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding-320x257.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/ethiopeanwedding.jpg 1061w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Hailu Adalo &#8211; Couple Mr Fanose Fikire and Mrs Hanna  Sibamo, from the same Vicariate  of Hosanna in Ethiopia, united [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/sacrament-of-marriage-celebration-of-ethiopian-and-eritrean-catholic-community-members/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pope: Love is beautiful when lived generously</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/pope-love-is-beautiful-when-lived-generously/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 05:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pope Francis]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=78091</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-80x80.jpg 80w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-320x320.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-720x720.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-520x520.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FINDING-MEANING-IN-WONDER.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Carol Glatz, CNS &#8211; Love is demanding, but it is also beautiful when a woman and a man love [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/pope-love-is-beautiful-when-lived-generously/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>By God&#8217;s Design: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/by-gods-design-27th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-720x720.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-520x520.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/27thSunday2024_1Artboard-1.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB &#8211; Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time &#8211; Year B  Sermon and Christian Act in The Word  Theme: [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/by-gods-design-27th-sunday-in-ordinary-time/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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