Mass Readings: 7 December – 14 December, 2025
Liturgical Calendar Year A – Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday December 7, 2nd Sunday of Advent Is 11: 1-10/ Ps...
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Pray with the Pope: Why We Must Aid the ‘Seeds of Peace’
Every month Fr Chris Chatteris SJ reflects on the papal prayer intention Intention: Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war...
Christmas Began in July
Dear Reader, Every issue of The Southern Cross is exciting to produce, but the December edition, with its focus on...
Pope urges Lebanese not to give up on peace or each other
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Acknowledging the existence of “circumstances that are highly complex, conflictual and uncertain,” Pope Leo XIV...
Families United in Hope: Pretoria Archdiocese Celebrates a Spirit-Filled Family Day
By Daluxolo Moloantoa, pics by Clement Menyuko – A vibrant atmosphere of faith, unity, and celebration filled the grounds of...
What the Pope Said This Week
Jason Scott’s weekly review of Pope Leo XIV’s audiences – 22 November — Jubilee Audience: Dorothy Day and “taking a...
Though Nicaea is a ruin, its Creed stands and unites Christians, pope says
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Although the ancient city of Nicaea lies in ruins and the geographic centre of Christianity...
Pope to Turkey’s Catholics: A Little Leaven Can Do Great Things
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Meeting leaders of Turkey’s small and varied Catholic communities, Pope Leo XIV asked them to...
Prepare to Receive the Lord: 1st Sunday of Advent
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – First Sunday Of Advent – Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme: “Pilgrimage...
