From Our Vaults 44 Years Ago: July 24, 1977
Priest on political trial Fr Dominic Scholten OP, secretary-general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of having owned and/or...
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From Our Vaults 58 Years Ago: June 1963
Death of Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII died on June 3 “like a saint”, according to Cardinal Augustin Bea, who visited the Holy Father on his...
From Our Vaults 81 Years Ago: May 22, 1940
Rosary Crusade for Peace The apostolic nuncio and various bishops have endorsed a “Rosary Crusade for Peace” which will begin on May 27 under the auspices of...
From Our Vaults 51 Years Ago: April 29, 1970
Communion may be in hand The Vatican has approved a request from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference to permit reception of Holy Communion in the hand....
From Our Vaults 100 Years Ago: October 16, 1920
On the 100th anniversary of the first publication of The Southern Cross, on October 16, 1920, we look back at the very first edition. Pope blesses first...
From Our Vaults 5 Years Ago: September 23, 2015
South Africa’s first beatification South Africa’s first beatification took place in a field in Tshitanini village outside Thohoyandou in front of a crowd of 35000 from all...
From Our Vaults 81 Years Ago: September 6, 1939
Pope Pius XII couldn’t prevent war Interventions by Pope Pius XII to prevent war have proved fruitless. Pope Pius had asked Hitler to wait for 14 days...
From Our Vaults 72 Years Ago: September 1, 1948
Southern Cross editor resigns Fr Owen McCann has resigned as editor of The Southern Cross after leading the newspaper for seven years. He will now take over...
From Our Vaults 37 Years Ago: August 28, 1983
Celebrate Mary’s 2000th birthday At an open-air Assumption feast Mass in Lourdes attended by 180000 people, Pope John Paul II called on Catholics to celebrate Mary’s 2000th birthday...
From Our Vaults 31 Years Ago: August 13, 1989
Unjust elections in a climate of hope In a pastoral letter, the bishops of Southern Africa say that despite “deep tensions”, the September 6 election—which is “unjust...
From Our Vaults 76 Years Ago: August 9, 1944
Pope Pius XII speaks to South Africa Pope Pius XII has made his first radio broadcast to South Africa—the first to an Allied country since the liberation...
From Our Vaults: 22 Years Ago: August 2, 1998
Catholic Church in KZN killing fields Following political assassinations in the Richmond area in KwaZulu-Natal’s Midlands that have claimed 30 lives, many rural people go to town...
