Arinze Joseph Ani / Church / Crisis / Priests
by Ani Arinze · Published November 14, 2019 · Last modified November 11, 2019
Killings have spread in most of Nigeria’s regions, originating from the nation’s northern part, since the emergence of the terrorism of the Islamic Boko Haram sect. Alarmingly, in certain regions people no longer see...
As part of Radio Veritas’ 20th birthday celebrations, the station will open up the airwaves to sodalities for the whole day on Tuesday, November 26. In what the station calls the “Radio Veritas Fun...
Officials and staff members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) head office in Pretoria enjoyed special visits on successive days. Visiting the new Khanya House in Waterkloof for the first time were Archbishop...
Bishops / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published November 13, 2019 · Last modified November 8, 2019
The Catholic Church is among the 33 faith-based organisations that will help handle the Motsepe Foundation’s R100 million job-creation fund, according to Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg. The archbishop attended the initial meeting of...
Selling The Southern Cross at St John’s parish in Fish Hoek, Cape Town, are Patsy Dysan (left) and Fiona Purvis. The latter also coordinates the sacristans in the parish. We love receiving your photos...
by Raymond Perrier · Published November 12, 2019 · Last modified November 14, 2019
The sight of people from the Amazon with traditional clothes and instruments participating in a Mass in one of Rome’s grand baroque churches will be one of the defining images of this papacy. When...
By Sheila Pires – Attacks on migrant communities and their businesses are likely to continue because they “are now inextricably linked to service delivery protests”, according to the archbishop of Johannesburg. “To disentangle the two...
By Simon Caldwell – Catholic priests would die rather than break the seal of confession to report child abusers to the police, said an English cardinal. Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster told the Independent...
By Rhina Guidos – No one can deny that the act was horrific. Six priests found face down on a lawn with bullet holes through various parts of their bodies. One was in his bathrobe....
Christian Living / Church / Pope Francis
by CNS · Published November 11, 2019 · Last modified November 13, 2019
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Christians who preach the Gospel must see people who do not know Christ as children of God and not as nonbelievers worthy of hostility and contempt, Pope Francis said....
Church / Parish Life / Priests
by asiel · Published November 11, 2019 · Last modified November 10, 2019
Fr Joseph Leathem’s 60th ordination jubilee was celebrated at St Thérèse’s parish in Edenvale, Johannesburg diocese, and with his OMI fellows and parishioners in Ireland More Stories: Priest’s Love of Cars Raises Funds for...
Christian Living / Church / Church Chuckle Book - The Big Book of Catholic Jokes
by Admin · Published November 11, 2019 · Last modified November 10, 2019
A newbook of Catholic jokes aims to bring laughs. Church Chuckles: The Big Book of Catholic Jokes, collated and edited by Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher, is published under the Southern Cross Books imprint....
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