Simmermacher – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:15:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 St Francis of Assisi: Creation and Brotherhood https://www.scross.co.za/2026/09/st-francis-of-assisi-creation-and-brotherhood/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:10:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=90063 This year the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. In the third of […]

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]]> St Francis of Assisi: The Franciscan Way of Keeping it Simple https://www.scross.co.za/2026/09/st-francis-of-assisi-the-franciscan-way-of-keeping-it-simple/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:06:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=90060 This year the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. In the second of […]

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]]> St Francis of Assisi, 800 Years Posters https://www.scross.co.za/francis-posters/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 02:55:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?page_id=90068 On October 3,the day before his feast day, the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis […]

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]]> St Francis of Assisi: From Soldier to God’s Troubadour https://www.scross.co.za/2026/09/st-francis-of-assisi-from-soldier-to-gods-troubadour/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:16:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=90057 This year the Church marks the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. In the first of […]

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]]> Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Montserrat https://www.scross.co.za/2026/09/shrines-around-the-world-our-lady-of-montserrat/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 03:15:38 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=90470 Where’s that? In Spain’s north-eastern Catalonia region.Our Lady’s connection: Miraculous wooden statue. High in the jagged mountains of Catalonia, about […]

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]]> Diplomacy and Creation https://www.scross.co.za/2026/09/diplomacy-and-creation/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 03:16:09 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=90261 Dear Reader, Do you remember loadshedding? One of the people we may thank for bringing that nightmare to an end […]

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]]> Shrines around the World: Notre-Dame du Cap, Canada https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/shrines-around-the-world-notre-dame-du-cap-canada/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:19:28 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89959 Where’s that? In Canada’s Québec province. Our Lady’s connection: Intercession in construction of a church. In the 1870s, Fr Luc […]

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]]> Where Mary was Assumed into Heaven https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/where-mary-was-assumed-into-heaven/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:25:42 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=83468 To mark this year’s 76th anniversary of Pope Pius XII declaring the Assumption of Our Lady a dogma in 1950, […]

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