The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:08:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Pope: Who is the Lord for Me? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/pope-who-is-the-lord-for-me/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 04:08:49 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89884 Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, St Peter’s Square, Sunday, 23 August 2026 Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! This Sunday’s Gospel […]

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]]> Bitsa Lenkopane Calls Lay Catholics to Take Responsibility https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/bitsa-lenkopane-calls-lay-catholics-to-take-responsibility/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:59:37 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89792 As the Diocese of Kimberley celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption, a long-serving lay leader reflects on synodality, women’s witness […]

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]]> Honey Bars for St Rose of Lima https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/honey-bars-for-st-rose-of-lima/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:08:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89672 On August 23, we mark the feast St Rose of Lima. Her father was a Spanish soldier from Puerto Rico, […]

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]]> Father Oakeng Sempe: ‘We are Baptised and Sent’ https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/father-oakeng-sempe-we-are-baptised-and-sent/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:02:05 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89788 Three years into his priesthood, Father Oakeng Sempe is witnessing a changing Diocese of Kimberley, where local vocations, synodality and […]

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