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The worst enemies in a young person’s life aren’t the problems they may face, Pope Francis said. The biggest dangers are being unwilling to find a way to adapt, mediocrity by settling for the status quo, and fear, he said at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
The Southern Cross has been publishing cartoons on its back page drawn by Conrad Burke since the early 90s. We...
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God shows his love, not with great speeches, but with simple, tender acts of charity, Pope Francis said. “When Jesus...
Liturgical Calendar Year B Weekday Cycle 2 Sunday, June 17, 11th Sunday of the Year Ezekiel 17:22-24, Psalm 92:2-3, 13-16,...
During this year’s World Cup, we will see many footballers cross themselves as they take to the field or after scoring goals, or exhibit their Christian faith in other ways.
Journalists must meticulously uphold their craft of responsible reporting and not be tempted into partisan or ideological warfare, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis has commissioned four families from the Neocatechumenal Way to become missionaries in the Cape Town archdiocese. The four families — from Brazil, Germany, India and the United States — have concluded their visa processes and will settle soon as part of a new missio ad gentes (“mission to the nations”) to South Africa.
Fr Didacus McGrath OFM Cap (centre), celebrated the 62nd anniversary of his ordination at Nazareth House, Cape Town, with staff...