Religious Art – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:18:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Johannes Vermeer: Faith Behind the Canvas https://www.scross.co.za/2026/04/johannes-vermeer-faith-behind-the-canvas/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:17:44 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85451 The painter best-known for his “Girl with a Pearl Earring” painting, decided to become a Catholic in strictly Protestant Holland. […]

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]]> Devotion to an Icon? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/04/how-do-you-have-a-devotion-to-an-icon/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:13:50 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85005 Question: What does it mean to have a devotion to an inanimate icon or artwork, like Pope Leo XIV has […]

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]]> Remembering Leonardo Da Vinci: Eccentric Genius, Faithful Catholic https://www.scross.co.za/2025/04/remembering-leonardo-da-vinci-eccentric-genius-faithful-catholic/ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:58:02 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=80438 By Jason Scott – Reckless. Gifted. Provocative. Irreverent. Intelligent. Courageous. It’s a crazy bag of labels, but over the years, the […]

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]]> Why Artists are God’s Gift https://www.scross.co.za/2025/02/why-artists-are-gods-gift/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:46:49 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=79808 This month’s Jubilee of Artists offers us a good opportunity to reflect on the rich artistic heritage we have as […]

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]]> From on high: A rare glimpse from the top of St Peter’s baldachin https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/from-on-high-a-rare-glimpse-from-the-top-of-st-peters-baldachin/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:07:20 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=78126 By Justin McLellan, CNS – More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over […]

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]]> Waiting to be discovered: Rome cloister’s frescoes celebrate the rosary https://www.scross.co.za/2024/08/waiting-to-be-discovered-rome-cloisters-frescoes-celebrate-the-rosary/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 03:47:08 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=77381 By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Very much on the beaten path of tourists and pilgrims to Rome, a frescoed ode […]

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]]> Michelangelo’s Pieta’ getting new high-security barrier before Jubilee Year https://www.scross.co.za/2024/07/michelangelos-pieta-getting-new-high-security-barrier-before-jubilee-year/ Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:00:50 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=76969 By CNS – The Vatican is installing a new set of nine bullet-proof and shatter-proof glass panels in front of […]

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]]> Vatican appeals court upholds conviction of climate activists https://www.scross.co.za/2024/03/vatican-appeals-court-upholds-conviction-of-climate-activists/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:47:47 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=75020 By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The Vatican City appeals court upheld the conviction of two Italian climate activists who glued […]

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]]> St Peter’s Basilica Opens Exhibit on Marian Coronations https://www.scross.co.za/2023/06/st-peters-basilica-opens-exhibit-on-marian-coronations/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:01:48 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=70101 Source

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