Laudato Si – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:58:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Season of Creation Prayer https://www.scross.co.za/2025/09/season-of-creation-prayer/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:58:14 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=82296 Today is the World Day of Prayer for Creation, which marks the start of the Season of Creation, running for […]

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]]> Pope: God Entrusted the Earth to Men and Women https://www.scross.co.za/2025/09/pope-god-entrusted-the-earth-to-men-and-women/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 03:04:44 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=81725 By Carol Glatz, CNS – Ravaging the earth and creating environmental injustices are not what God had in mind when […]

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]]> 10 Years Later: The Green Encyclical is Alive and Well! https://www.scross.co.za/2025/07/10-years-later-the-green-encyclical-is-alive-and-well/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 04:42:20 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=81718 By Tony Magliano – Ten years ago, Pope Francis wrote the first environmental encyclical letter in the history of the Catholic […]

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]]> Season of Creation – Everything and Everyone is Connected! https://www.scross.co.za/2024/09/season-of-creation-everything-and-everyone-is-connected/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 03:34:06 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=77597 About 1,600 years ago, the brilliant Doctor of the Church St Ambrose admonished those of wealth who clung to their […]

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]]> Pope: Creation is God’s gift for humanity to steward, not prey upon https://www.scross.co.za/2024/09/pope-creation-is-gods-gift-for-humanity-to-steward-not-prey-upon/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 03:27:15 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=77460 By Carol Glatz, CNS – Being obedient to God’s commandment and spirit of love can radically change attitudes and actions […]

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]]> Laudato Si Workshop at Our Lady of the Rosary, Hanover Park, Cape Town https://www.scross.co.za/2024/06/laudato-si-workshop-at-our-lady-of-the-rosary-hanover-park-cape-town/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:20:34 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=76365 The Evangelisation team of Our Lady of the Rosary in Hanover Park, Archdiocese of Cape Town, organised a parish children’s […]

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]]> Pope: Seek contact with nature to change polluting lifestyles https://www.scross.co.za/2024/04/pope-seek-contact-with-nature-to-change-polluting-lifestyles/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:47:51 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=75566 By Justin McLellan, CNS – Humanity must have more direct contact with nature to counter the modern lifestyles that are […]

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]]> Destination Dubai: Pope heads to climate conference to press for action https://www.scross.co.za/2023/11/destination-dubai-pope-heads-to-climate-conference-to-press-for-action/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 06:54:22 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=73026 Source

]]> Pope Francis’ urgent plea on behalf of planet Earth https://www.scross.co.za/2023/10/pope-francis-urgent-plea-on-behalf-of-planet-earth/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 07:18:44 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=72282 Source

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