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	<title>Official Documents &#8211; The Southern Cross</title>
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		<title>SACBC Pastoral Statement on Violence Against Migrants in South Africa</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/sacbc-pastoral-statement-on-violence-against-migrants-in-south-africa/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SACBC-Statement-of-Migrants2-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Southern African Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SACBC-Statement-of-Migrants2-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SACBC-Statement-of-Migrants2-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SACBC-Statement-of-Migrants2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SACBC-Statement-of-Migrants2-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SACBC-Statement-of-Migrants2-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SACBC-Statement-of-Migrants2.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Southern African Catholic Bishops&#8217; Conference Pastoral Statement on Violence Against Migrants in South Africa Dear Sisters and Brothers, grace and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Words to Witness: Bishop Sipuka’s Call to Action at the G20 Interfaith Forum</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/08/from-words-to-witness-bishop-sipukas-call-to-action-at-the-g20-interfaith-forum/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 14:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="485" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bishop-Sipuka-G20-420x485.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Bishop-Sipuka-G20 Interfaith summit" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bishop-Sipuka-G20-420x485.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bishop-Sipuka-G20-520x600.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bishop-Sipuka-G20-320x369.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bishop-Sipuka-G20.jpg 693w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Religious leaders from across the globe gathered in Cape Town for the G20 Interfaith Forum (IF20) under the theme Ubuntu [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SACBC Statement on Xenophobic Blockade of Access to Healthcare</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/07/sacbc-statement-on-blockade-of-access-by-foreign-nationals-to-healthcare/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SACBC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crisis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="375" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-by-DailyMaverick-420x375.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-by-DailyMaverick-420x375.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-by-DailyMaverick-744x664.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-by-DailyMaverick-720x643.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-by-DailyMaverick-520x464.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-by-DailyMaverick-320x286.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/photo-by-DailyMaverick.jpg 766w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />SACBC statement on  Xenophobic Attacks Against Those Seeking Health Care But if anyone has the world&#8217;s goods and sees his [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SACBC Statement on the Recent Floods in the Eastern Cape</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/06/sacbc-statement-on-the-recent-floods-in-the-eastern-cape/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SACBC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crisis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="560" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ECape-Flooding-420x560.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Flooding in the Eastern Cape June 2025" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ECape-Flooding-420x560.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ECape-Flooding-520x693.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ECape-Flooding-320x427.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ECape-Flooding.jpg 675w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />“Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’” (John 20:19) In the wake of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Christians pay tribute to Pope Francis at National Memorial Service</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/05/christians-pay-tribute-to-pope-francis-at-national-memorial-service/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 11:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="378" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto-420x378.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto-420x378.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto-744x670.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto-768x691.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto-720x648.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto-520x468.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto-320x288.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pope-Francis-National-Memorial-Service-Regina-Mundi-Soweto.jpg 889w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Kati Dijane &#8211; Members from different Christian denominations, clad in their church regalia, gathered in Soweto, the heart of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vatican Christmas stamps celebrate Holy Year opening</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/12/vatican-christmas-stamps-celebrate-holy-year-opening/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 03:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="595" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Vatican-Christmas-Stamps-2024-420x595.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Vatican Christmas Stamps 2024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Vatican-Christmas-Stamps-2024-420x595.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Vatican-Christmas-Stamps-2024-520x736.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Vatican-Christmas-Stamps-2024-320x453.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Vatican-Christmas-Stamps-2024.jpg 565w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By CNS &#8211; With the Holy Year 2025 beginning on Christmas Eve, the Vatican&#8217;s 2024 Christmas stamps feature the Jubilee [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SACBC Statement on the Killing of Fr Paul Tatu CSS</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/04/sacbc-statement-on-the-killing-of-fr-paul-tatu-css/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SACBC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 08:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="491" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS-420x491.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS-420x491.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS-744x869.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS-768x897.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS-720x841.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS-520x608.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS-320x374.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PaulTatuCSS.jpg 832w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has just heard of the tragic news of the demise of one of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New SACBC Youth Chaplain: My Hope for Young People</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/03/new-sacbc-youth-chaplain-my-hope-for-young-people/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kati Dijane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 05:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="560" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fr-Motankane-Mahlako-420x560.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fr-Motankane-Mahlako-420x560.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fr-Motankane-Mahlako-744x992.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fr-Motankane-Mahlako-720x960.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fr-Motankane-Mahlako-520x693.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fr-Motankane-Mahlako-320x427.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fr-Motankane-Mahlako.jpg 750w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />By Kati Dijane &#8211; The newly appointed chaplain of the SACBC youth ministry, Fr Motankane Mahlako, of Witbank Diocese, opened [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SACBC Plenary 2024 Report</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/01/sacbc-plenary-2024-report/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SACBC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 05:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bishops]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="280" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia-420x280.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia-744x496.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia-720x480.jpg 720w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia-520x347.jpg 520w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia-320x213.jpg 320w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SACBCPlenaryMedia.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />The bishops of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa gathered for their plenary session under the theme “Synodality” at Khanya [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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