Ex-SA ambassador to Vatican dies in Rome
The former South African ambassador to the Holy See, George Johannes, died suddenly on November 30 in Rome. The 77-year-old...
Obituaries
Ghana’s newest cardinal dies in Rome at 63
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa, Ghana, died in Rome Nov. 27 at the age...
Catholic activist Jean Tyacke dies at 94
By Paul Goller, – Jean Tyacke, a leading Catholic social activist, died in Johannesburg, just a few days before her...
Fr Albert Nolan: Priest, Activist, Author, and Renowned Theologian
By Terence Creamer – Well-known South African Catholic priest, anti-apartheid activist and internationally renowned theologian and author Fr Albert Nolan OP...
Cardinal Tomko, Oldest Cardinal, Dies at 98
By Carol Glatz – The oldest member of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, died Aug. 8 in Rome...
Bishop Cawcutt Remembered
Tribute by Günther Simmermacher For many years, Bishop Reginald Cawcutt provided an email service to people in the archdiocese of...
Michael Kenneth Van Noie, Rest in Peace
A great supporter of The Southern Cross has passed away at the age of 73. Michael van Noie of Rocklands,...
Christian Brother Gerald Loftus, Rest in Peace
Christian Brother Gerald Loftus, former principal of CBC Green Point in Cape Town and CBC Boksburg, died at St Francis...
Cardinal Hummes, Defender of the Amazon, Friend of the Pope, Dies at 87
By Cindy Wooden – Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, a former Vatican official, a longtime champion of the poor, a prime...
