History Shapes Today
Dear Reader, In every edition of The Southern Cross, we look back at various times in the past, in regular...
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Witbank Diocese Celebrates 100 Years!
By Kati Dijane – The Diocese of Witbank celebrated its 100-year anniversary at Emalahleni Civic Centre with over 3 000...
Bishop Joe Kizito pays tribute to Bishop Fritz Lobinger
Celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Bishop Fritz Lobinger’s ordination to the priesthood will kick off in January. Here Bishop...
Pope to open Holy Door at Rome prison at beginning of Jubilee 2025
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Two days after opening the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to inaugurate the Holy...
Cardinal Stephen Brislin New Archbishop of Jo’burg
Cardinal Stephen Brislin, 68, has been appointed the new archbishop of Johannesburg, succeeding retiring Archbishop Buti Tlhagale. The announcement of...
Pope Will Offer Synod Final Doc for Church to Implement
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that...
Pope warns against becoming a ‘sedentary’ church after synod’s close
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Three years after he asked the world’s Catholics to walk together in faith on a...
Basilica of the Transfiguration: Poetry in Architecture
The transfiguration took place on Mount Tabor in Galilee. On the centenary of the Franciscan church on the mount, Günther...
Vatican cuts monthly allowances of Curia Cardinals
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The 18 cardinals who head Vatican offices will find a little less in their pay...
