Pope: Preaching must awaken souls, not put them to sleep
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Preaching long, spiritually empty homilies can reduce the Word of God to a mere set of abstract concepts that fail to awaken...
Category: Priests
In Priest’s Abuse Trial, German Archbishop Says He Mishandled Situation
By CNS – In the first testimony ever given by a German Catholic bishop in a court case on abuse, Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Hesse admitted having made...
Pray, carry emergency bag, advises Kenyan priest thrust into terror attack
By Fredrick Nzwili – Consolata Father Nicholas Makau, who was thrust into the centre of the Jan. 15-16, 2019, al-Shabab attack on an upscale office complex in...
Only the Good News: Fr Sbongiseni Msomi
Read the full article in the January issue of the SOUTHERN CROSS magazine. Pick up your issue at your parish (R30), or order it from us, or...
A Good Laugh… but Seriously Now
From Lynne Peterson, Cape Town – The last laugh is the first item I turn to when I get The Southern Cross, and the one in the...
New Documentary Chronicles Ministry of Papal Preacher
By Janna Reynolds – Most Catholics probably know there are specific roles within the papal household that support the papacy. Many may not be aware that the preacher...
60 Years of Priestly life for Fr Vincent Brennan SMA
St Theresa’s parish in Mogwase, Diocese of Rustenburg, celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Ordination of Fr Vincent Brennan SMA. The Society of African Missions (SMA) paid...
Twenty Year Commemoration Service to Honour Fr Michael D`Annucci CSS
A 20th-anniversary commemoration service of Stigmatine priest Father Michael D’Annucci’s murder was held was on Sunday at the Bethesda Special School. Fr D’Annucci, who died in an...
Fr Michael D’Annucci: Martyr of Charity
On December 8 we will mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of Fr Michael D’Annucci. Daluxolo Moloantoa looks at the Stigmatine priest’s life and legacy. A phone call...
Priest Who Led Catholic Community in Afghanistan Longs to Return
Following the Taliban takeover, there is no longer a Catholic community to speak of in Afghanistan. But Fr Giovanni Scalese’s eyes are set on the future, not...
Holy Family College Christmas Mass!
Holy Family College Christmas Mass was held on Friday, 19th November 2019, led by School Chaplain Father Callistus Khathali OMI and attended by the Holy Family Sisters....
