Category Archives: News
Holy Cross Lenten Pilgrimage – Register Now
Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2023 (with video)
Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2023: ‘We need to listen to Jesus’ Vatican City, Source: CNA In his message for Lent 2023, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to listen to what Jesus wants to tell them through the Scriptures and through … Continue reading →
Holy Cross Newsletter – February 2023
Movie Night – Friday 10 February at 7pm
HOLY CROSS MOVIE NIGHT ON FRIDAY 10 FEBUARY 2023 AT 7.15PM IN ST FRANCIS HALL (after the 6.30pm evening mass) THE PASSION OF BERNADETTE See below Watch this video on YouTube
Continue reading →Life of a Saint: St Antony the Great, Abbott
LIFE OF A SAINT: ST. ANTONY, ABBOTT Asceticism and prayer His life was marked by solitude, fasting and work. Orphaned at 20, as a young man he gave all his goods to the poor and retired to the desert, where … Continue reading →
Movie Night – Friday 13 January at 7.15pm
HOLY CROSS MOVIE NIGHT ON FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 2023 AT 7.15PM IN ST FRANCIS HALL (after the 6.30pm evening mass) See trailer below Watch this video on YouTube
Continue reading →Holy Cross Newsletter – January 2023
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passes away
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95 Watch this video on YouTube Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died on Dec. 31, 2022, at age 95. Source: CNA Newsroom, Dec 31, 2022 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the … Continue reading →
Holy Cross Parish Calendar 2023
NOW AVAILABLE AT THE HOLY CROSS SECURE YOUR COPIES NOW WONDERFUL GIFT FOR YOU & YOUR LOVED ONES Church Feasts, Daily Mass Readings, Liturgical Calendar, Holy Land Pilgrimage Sites, Holy Cross Parish Information
Continue reading →Discovering the new Vicariate of Cyprus (with video)
Discovering the new Vicariate of Cyprus A look inside the new Vicariate of Cyprus in Nicosia! (Subtitles are available in the YouTube option of the video)
Continue reading →Establishment of the Latin Patriarchal Vicariate in Cyprus
Mass for the inauguration of the new vicariate in Cyprus – Wednesday 7 December at 6pm at the Holy Cross Click here to watch the Mass online Father Bruno Varriano Appointed as the new Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Cyprus Mass … Continue reading →
Parish Newsletter – December 2022
Interview with our Patriarch
Interview with Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem on situation of Christians in the holy land While he was in New York on a recent trip to the United States, we spoke with Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, on … Continue reading →
Parish Council News & Messages – December 2022
HOLY CROSS PARISH COUNCIL NEWS & MESSAGES – DECEMBER 2022 As the year 2022 enters its final month and draws to a close with the period of Advent, the festive season of Christmas and the dawn of the New Year … Continue reading →
Holy Cross Movie Night on Friday 2.12.2022
MOVIE NIGHT AT THE HOLY CROSS – AT 7PM ON FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER 2022 IN SAINT FRANCIS HALL AT 7PM – AFTER THE EVENING MASS – WITH REFRESHMENTS Anna Beam (Kylie Rogers) lives with a rare, incurable disorder that leaves … Continue reading →
Life of a Saint: St Elisabeth of Hungary (Videos)
LIFE OF A SAINT: SAINT ELISABETH OF HUNGARY Watch this video on YouTube Watch this video on YouTube Watch this video on YouTube
Continue reading →Pope Francis remembers Archbishop Chrysostomos
Pope Francis remembers late Orthodox Primate of Cyprus Chrysostomos II Pope Francis recalls the late Orthodox Archbishop of Cyprus, who passed away on November 7, as a man of dialogue and a lover of peace. During the Wednesday General Audience, … Continue reading →
Condolences from the Custody of the Holy Land
The Most Reverend Father Francesco Patton, Custos of the Holy Land, with all the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, sends the deepest sympathy to the whole Cypriot community and to the local Church for the loss … Continue reading →