International
As the world watches events unfold in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US and allied troops, The Southern Cross sought to gain a deeper understanding of the circumstances surrounding the rise of the Taliban by speaking to SA priest Fr Patrick McInerney SSC, director of the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations.
International
A Polish cardinal persecuted by communist authorities during the Cold War and a nun dedicated to helping the blind took a step towards sainthood last month when they were beatified at the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw.
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Pope Francis has appointed Filipino Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana as Apostolic Nuncio to Israel and Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine.
Caritas has warned that Papua New Guinea is facing a potential catastrophe with an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases.
Australian Catholics are being urged to give generously to the Good Friday Appeal for the Holy Land following a severe loss of income in 2020.
Pope Francis has established that from now on the ministries of lector and acolyte are to be open to women in a stable and institutionalised form through a specific mandate.
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