Bishop condemns detention, intimidation Bishop John Murphy of Port Elizabeth has condemned the detention of three anti-apartheid activists—Sipho Bothile, Krishna Varma and Dimza Pityana—and the firing of shots and vandalism in an attack on...
Church / Church History / From Our Vaults
by Tamar SC · Published June 12, 2020 · Last modified June 9, 2020
Robert F Kennedy, the Catholic Robert F Kennedy, the US presidential candidate who was assassinated on June 4, attended Mass in Pretoria cathedral almost exactly two years ago, Archbishop Jackie Garner told the congregation...
Centenary Year / Eucharist / From Our Vaults / Prayer
by Admin · Published June 5, 2020 · Last modified June 18, 2020
Eucharistic Prayer written especially for The Southern Cross by Msg Friedrich Carl Kolbe dated 5 June 1929 More Stories: From Our Vaults 30 Years Ago: November 19, 1989 From Our Vaults 96 Years Ago:...
About us / Centenary Year / From Our Vaults
by Tamar SC · Published June 5, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2020
Eucharistic Congress in Durban The Southern Cross describes the historic Eucharistic Congress in Durban as an “unprecedented pageant of the Royal Christ, a flaming evidence of Catholic love, honour and devotion”. Delegates to the...
About us / Church / Church History / From Our Vaults
by Tamar SC · Published May 27, 2020 · Last modified May 25, 2020
The first SA-born bishop The first locally-born bishop for South Africa has been appointed by Pope Pius XI as the bishop of the apostolic vicariate of Transvaal. Fr John O’Leary OMI of Bloemfontein was...
Pope John Paul II shot Pope John Paul II required a lengthy operation after being shot by Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca. Agca had escaped from jail while being held in connection with the...
About us / From Our Vaults / History of The Southern Cross
by Caleb SC · Published May 16, 2020 · Last modified May 15, 2020
Pope Pius XII on end of the war In a radio broadcast marking the end of World War II in Europe, Pope Pius XII speaks on behalf of the fallen soldiers who admonish the...
Centenary Year / From Our Vaults / History of The Southern Cross
by Admin · Published May 7, 2020 · Last modified May 5, 2020
SA gets new patron at Durban congress The Church in South Africa celebrated its dedication to a new patron, Our Lady of the Assumption, with a special Marian congress in Durban. About 20 000...
Church / Church History / From Our Vaults
by Tamar SC · Published April 30, 2020 · Last modified April 25, 2020
Southern Cross goes daily Over five days The Southern Cross publishes a daily edition—this one is the last of them—to mark the establishment of the Southern African hierarchy through the founding of the Southern...
Shock over apartheid massacre Archbishops Denis Hurley and Owen McCann have expressed their shock and concern at the shootings in Sharpeville near Vereeniging and Langa in Cape Town. Archbishop Hurley said there is little...
Nazi annexation of Austria Following Nazi Germany’s Anschluss, or annexation of Austria, press reports speak of “a grave concern in the Vatican regarding Hitler’s latest coup, since Austria is essentially and traditionally a Catholic...
Centenary Year / From Our Vaults
by Tamar SC · Published March 8, 2020 · Last modified March 5, 2020
Bishops call for ‘Yes’ vote White South Africans have the chance to apologise for apartheid by voting a resounding “Yes” in President FW de Klerk’s referendum on March 17, said the Southern African Catholic...
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