Notre Dame Cathedral Fire: Cause Unknown
The Catholic Church in Southern Africa has said that now that the fire that threatened to destroy the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris has been extinguished, “may the faith of the French Catholic...
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Catholic Social Teaching: Why Church Cares about Economics
In 1993, Pope John Paul II set up a foundation to promote dialogue between Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and the social sciences, and to promote the Church’s social doctrine. The Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice...
What Pope’s Document on Youth Says
By Cindy Wooden – The life of a young person and the vocation to which God calls each one is “holy ground” that pastors and parents must respect, nurture and encourage, Pope Francis wrote in...
Way of the Cross at Centocow Mission!
The youth of Umzimkulu diocese in KwaZulu-Natal gathered at Sibizane, Centocow mission, to follow Jesus on his Way of the Cross for 7km to the Centocow shrine of Merciful Jesus and Mary, Our Lady...
Uitenhage Educator, Wenda Marsh, Celebrated
After benefiting from 40 years of faithful service, a Catholic primary school bade farewell to a dedicated educator, secretary, bursar and librarian. Wenda Marsh retired from Uitenhage Convent Primary School, having first joined in...
Is This the Holy Grail?
Legends have surrounded the Holy Grail, the chalice of the Last Supper. Now a researcher claims to have proven the Holy Chalice of Valencia as the true Holy Grail. Can this really be so,...
Catholic Doctor Gives Medical View of Christ’s Passion, Crucifixion
By Tom Dermody – Jesus likely died from excessive blood loss, a Catholic surgeon said during a talk that examined the 18 hours of Christ’s passion and crucifixion from a medical perspective. “Christ emptied himself,”...
Diakonia Gears up for Good Friday Procession in Durban
The Diakonia Council of Churches is calling people of faith in Durban to its annual ecumenical Good Friday service at dawn on April 19. The event, a traditional highlight of Durban’s Easter weekend, begins...
As We Prepare to Vote
A few months ago one of The Southern Cross’ followers on Facebook asked whether South Africa’s only weekly Catholic newspaper would tell readers who to vote for in the upcoming 8 May elections. As...
Why We Can Say: Hosanna in the Highest
Hosanna! The crowds in Jerusalem afforded Jesus a euphoric entry into Jerusalem. Within five days, the blink of an eye in a lifetime, Jesus died an unheralded death on a cross. At Mass...
Encore: Seeking Christ’s face: Some Believe Hilltop Shrine holds True Relic
By Junno Arocho Esteves – At the Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, visitors see a transparent cloth encased between two glass panes within an ornate silver frame above the sanctuary’s altar. Once light...
Zimbabwean Catholics in SA Call for Unity in Home Country
Zimbabweans in South Africa have been called on to unite, regardless of tribe, religion, and political affiliation. The challenge was made by Fr Jerome Nyathi, chaplain of the Zimbabwe Catholics’ Community in South Africa...
