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	<title type="text">The Southern Cross</title>
	<subtitle type="text">Southern Africa&#039;s Catholic Magazine</subtitle>

	<updated>2026-08-18T05:02:32Z</updated>

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		<author>
			<name>Tony Magliano</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A Surprisingly Hopeful Dialogue with AI]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89719</id>
		<updated>2026-08-18T05:02:32Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-18T04:32:23Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Catholic Social Teaching" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Magliano" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="593" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Magnifica-Humanitas-infographic-420x593.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Infographic 1 - Magnifica Humanitas -" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Magnifica-Humanitas-infographic-420x593.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Magnifica-Humanitas-infographic.jpg 708w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />In today’s world where technology – especially artificial intelligence (AI) – is moving at lightning speed, Pope Leo, in his [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/a-surprisingly-hopeful-dialogue-with-ai/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Dr Raymond Perrier</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Rose Calaca: The Vocation to Educate]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89668</id>
		<updated>2026-08-16T10:09:44Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-18T03:34:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Education" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Raymond Perrier" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="315" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rosa-Calaca-2-420x315.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Rosa Calaca, head of the Catholic Schools Office in Gauteng, and former principal of St Dominic’s in Boksburg." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rosa-Calaca-2-420x315.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rosa-Calaca-2-744x558.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rosa-Calaca-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rosa-Calaca-2.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />For Rosa Calaca, head of the Catholic Schools Office in Johannesburg, involvement in education is a vocation that can be [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/rose-calaca-the-vocation-to-educate/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Southern Cross</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Beyond Statements: The SA Church’s Prophetic Voice in Defending Migrants and Refugees]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89713</id>
		<updated>2026-08-17T12:48:59Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-18T02:20:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Catholic Social Teaching" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Christian Living" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Claude-Marie-Bernard-Kayitare.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />A Rwandan refugee and advocate asks whether the Church’s response to South Africa’s migration crisis has gone far enough. While [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/beyond-statements-the-sa-churchs-prophetic-voice-in-defending-migrants-and-refugees/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Southern Cross</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Are We Really ‘Roman’ Catholics?]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.scross.co.za/?p=89716</id>
		<updated>2026-08-17T13:30:40Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-18T02:12:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Church History" /><category scheme="https://www.scross.co.za" term="Question &amp; Answer" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<img width="420" height="420" src="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/St-Ignatius-Quote-420x420.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="St Ignatius of Antioch Quote" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/St-Ignatius-Quote-420x420.jpg 420w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/St-Ignatius-Quote-744x744.jpg 744w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/St-Ignatius-Quote-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/St-Ignatius-Quote-600x600.jpg 600w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/St-Ignatius-Quote-120x120.jpg 120w, https://www.scross.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/St-Ignatius-Quote.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" />Question: Why is our Church referred to as the Roman Catholic Church when there are so many different rites? Answer: [&#8230;]
<p><a href="https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/are-we-really-roman-catholics/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></summary>

		
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