Southern Cross Editor: The Day My Knees Shook
Dear Reader, This month marks 25 years since abortion became legal in South Africa. Our readers, of course, need not be reminded of the Catholic Church’s teachings...
Abortion
From Violence to Respect for Life
On 17 January it was the U.S. holiday commemorating the great civil and human rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the evening of April 4,...
Doctors in the US: Advances since Roe confirm abortion ‘takes life of unborn child’
By Jodi Marlin – At 15 weeks gestation, an unborn baby responds to touch. The neurotransmitters and nerves needed to process and transmit pain signals have formed,...
Pilgrim’s path: Parsing what the US president said the pope said
By Cindy Wooden – If Pope Francis called President Joe Biden a “good Catholic,” as Biden told reporters, a ceramic tile the pope gave Biden may illustrate...
Pope blesses bells that peal proclamation of sacredness of life
With the sign of the cross and a tug of a rope, Pope Francis blessed bells for parishes in Ukraine and Ecuador, praying that their peals would...
Conservatives and liberals unite for life – it’s the Catholic way!
For Catholics who put their faith first, before anything else, there is one way – above all others – to view the life and death issues facing...
Where human life begins, the abortion debate ends
At a recent White House press conference, President Joe Biden said, “I respect those who believe life begins at the moment of conception. I don’t agree, but...
Pope: Bishops must handle Communion debate as shepherds
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a pastoral way, not by public condemnations that...
Viral Video Encourages Women to Reject Abortion: ‘You Can Do This’
https://youtu.be/9Orm24xknIc A viral video is challenging society and the media for pressuring women to choose abortion. Its message is simple: Women have an incredible Wonder Woman-like ability...
Denying Eucharist Over Abortion Dangerously Ignores the Big Picture
By Tony Magliano – St Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians writes, “When you meet in one place, then, it is not to eat the...
