My Road-Trip Pilgrimage to Ngome Marian Shrine
It took a gruelling trip across South Africa to get to Ngome, but once there, Angela Botha felt the illumination of a holy site. Sometimes a pilgrimage is a journey of faith as well...
Category: Pilgrimage
Getting Close To The Sacred Heart
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and visited the great places of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, writes Günther Simmermacher. From a village in France’s...
Getting Close To Lourdes’ St Bernadette
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and visited Lourdes, where St Bernadette saw Our Lady, and Nevers, where Bernadette died. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks back at two inspiring visits....
Masses in France With a Great Saint
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled through Catholic France, and came up close and personal to the founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, as Günther Simmermacher explains. The group of...
God Speaks To Us In Airports
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims had a grace-filled journey through Catholic France — bookended by plane and train travails, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER writes. Bursts of lightning flashed through the Italian night sky,...
Pilgrimage to Mauritius: Praying in St Louis Cathedral
This month, a group of pilgrims set out to see Pope Francis in Mauritius, led by Fr Russell Pollitt SJ. The tour was headlined by The Southern Cross, Radio Veritas and Spotlight.Africa. It was...
Southern Cross, Radio Veritas and Spotlight.Africa Pilgrims in Mauritius!
Pilgrims to the papal Mass in Mauritius had a guided tour of the Catholic sites of the capital Port Louis, including the shrine and tomb of the island’s apostle, Bl Jacques-Désiré Laval (1803-64). The...
My Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St Marcellin Champagnat
Mark Potterton, principal of Sacred Heart College Primary School, went on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of St Marcellin Champagnat – founder of the Marist Brothers – his trip took him to France and...
Win a Trip to See the Pope in Mauritius!
One lucky winner will travel to Mauritius in September to attend Mass with Pope Francis in Radio Veritas’ 2019 Pilgrimage Draw. The tour, from September 6-13, is hosted jointly by The Southern Cross, Radio...
Catholic Hosted Holy Land Pilgrimage Highlights
In May Southern Cross pilgrims travelled to the Holy Land and Rome. Günther Simmermacher reviews the highlights of the Holy Land leg of the pilgrimage. Last week’s article on The Southern Cross’ pilgrimage in...
Highlights of Rome on Catholic Hosted Pilgrimage
In May, 57 Southern Cross pilgrims travelled to the Holy Land and Rome. Günther Simmermacher reviews the highlights of the Rome leg of the pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is always packed with highlights. That is...
New Director for Catholic Hosted France Pilgrimage
Following the sad passing of Bishop Giuseppe Sandri of Witbank, The Southern Cross has appointed popular Johannesburg priest Fr Lawrence Ndlovu (pictured) to lead its pilgrimage to Catholic France in October. Bishop Sandri, who...
