The Big Southern Cross Christmas Quiz
The Big Southern Cross Christmas Quiz – 50 questions to test your Christmas knowledge! Compiled by GüntherSimmermacher
2020
Two Vatican cardinals test positive for Covid-19; one hospitalised
Two top Vatican officials – Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello – have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus,...
Italy’s lockdown forces changes to pope’s Christmas events
By Cindy Wooden – With Italy returning to a COVID-19 lockdown over the Christmas holidays, the Vatican has announced that most...
Drive-through Confessions Don’t Stop for Snow
Warmed by a fire, Father Philip Bochanski offers confession just inside the garage at the rectory of St Catherine of...
A Priest Put the Hook in Candy Canes
A sweet that has become symbolic of Christmas treats owes its mass-produced existence to a Catholic priest who once kicked...
Christmas Fun Facts You Didn’t Know
Father Christmas’s traditional red suit was first invented by Coca Cola and was seen in their advertisements in 1931....
Catholic Leaders: South Africans Be Vigilant
Catholic leaders have called all South Africans to vigilance as the second wave of Covid-19 hits South Africa. In a...
No Singing Allowed? Catholic School’s Students Learn Sign Language
By Joyce Duriga – When music teacher Lynn Kingsbury at St. Damian School in the Chicago suburb of Oak Forest learned...
Fr Allan Moss: To be Mary’s Child
By Fr Allan Moss OMI – Advent brings to mind the pregnancy of Mary. We prepare for the coming of...
