Schooling and Faith
Dear Reader, Welcome to this thicker-than-usual issue of The Southern Cross, in which several Catholic schools showcase their impressive successes...
Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine
Bernini’s baldachin masterpiece disappears from public view until Holy Year
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Like a giant Tinkertoy construction, a skeletal tower of scaffolding slowly inched its way up...
2nd Sunday of Lent Reflection: Transfiguration Through Woundedness
Franciscan Reflections From The Hermitage – Transfiguration Through Woundedness – Second Sunday of Lent Year B – Mark 9:2-10 We are...
Kristo iNkosi Parish in Springs Marks 70 years
By Kati Dijane – Although February 14 marked the beginning of Lent in the church’s calendar this year, jubilation was in...
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale Consecrates St Rose of Lima, hands it over to Witbank diocese
By Kati Dijane – Many parishioners of St Rose of Lima will remember February 18 for a very long time,...
Abuse summit five years later: Women ask for report on Father Rupnik case
By Cindy Wooden , CNS – Five years after Pope Francis’ summit on fighting clerical sexual abuse, a Rome lawyer...
Papal Preacher takes to Social Media during Lent
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The cardinal accustomed to preaching to popes and officials of the Roman Curia is now...
Masses for Deceased Non-Catholics?
Question: Can Masses be said for deceased people who are not Catholic? Answer: There is no canonical rule against having...
“War is Pointless, and Will Never Solve Problems”
By Carol Glatz, CNS – War will never solve problems, Pope Francis said, appealing for prayers that God inspire people...
