Pope offers prayers for prisoners of war and victims of torture
By CNS – Pope Francis appealed to countries at war to release prisoners and offered special prayers for those who...
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In age of excess, temperance helps one experience real joy, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Exercising the virtue of temperance is not a recipe for a boring life, Pope Francis...
Global group of priests to share reflections on synodality with pope
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Hundreds of parish priests from around the world will spend three days praying and talking...
Southern Cross Seller at Holy Redeemer Parish in Bergvliet, Cape Town
Roscoe Stoffels, from Holy Redeemer Parish in Bergvliet, Cape Town, became a Catholic at this year’s Easter Vigil. He has...
Pope backs peasant farmers in land dispute with Catholic group
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Pope Francis expressed his support for peasant farmers in northern Peru threatened with eviction from...
New Polish Nuncio for Southern Africa!
Pope Francis has appointed a new apostolic nuncio to Southern Africa. Polish Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, until now nuncio to...
St Mark Prayer
The feast of St Mark is on 25 April. St Mark, our Saint of the Month for April, was born...
Southern Cross Seller at Our Lady Help of Christians in Lansdowne, Cape Town!
Sharna Caesar is seen selling The Southern Cross at Our Lady Help of Christians in Lansdowne, Cape Town. By selling...
Vatican warns of potential religious freedom violation in court case
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The Vatican Secretariat of State sent a formal statement to the French Embassy to the...
