<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Baptism &#8211; The Southern Cross</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.scross.co.za/category/features/baptism/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.scross.co.za</link>
	<description>The Website of Southern Africa&#039;s Catholic Magazine</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:58:13 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-GB</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	
	<item>
		<title>Filled with the Spirit: Baptism of the Lord</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/01/filled-with-the-spirit-baptism-of-the-lord/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=83867</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB &#8211;  Baptism Of The Lord &#8211; Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mass Readings: 11 January &#8211; 18 January, 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2026/01/mass-readings-11-january-18-january-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamar SC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass readings]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=83793</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Liturgical Calendar Year A &#8211; Weekday Cycle Year II Sunday January 11, Baptism of the Lord Is 42: 1-4, 6-7/ [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pope Baptises 21 Babies in Sistine Chapel</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/01/pope-baptises-21-babies-in-sistine-chapel/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pope Francis]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=79373</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[By Carol Glatz, CNS &#8211; When children are baptised, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Feast of the Baptism of the Lord</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2025/01/feast-of-the-baptism-of-the-lord/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 07:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Suntheni OSB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=79286</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB &#8211; Baptism of The Lord &#8211; Year C  Sermon and Christian Act In The Word  Theme: Baptism [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>What is the Church&#8217;s Teaching on Original Sin?</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/12/a-new-position-on-original-sin/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Shackleton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 05:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shackleton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sin in our Lives]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.scross.co.za/?p=2810</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In a discussion, I was told that the Church has revised its position on original sin, so that we are not born with this sin at all. Is that true? Why, then, would baptism, which I was taught frees us from original sin, be necessary for salvation?]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Scriptural and Theological Basis Of Infant Baptism</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/07/scriptural-and-theological-basis-of-infant-baptism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Southern Cross]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Teaching]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=76844</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[By Ikenna Ekwerike &#8211; Even in the 21st Century, the ancient practice of baptising children and infants is far from getting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Water, Blood and Fire</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/04/water-blood-and-fire/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fr Ralph de Hahn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=75546</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[By Ralph de Hahn &#8211; Many great beginnings have insignificant endings; they just fade into the twilight of life. On the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Changing words in sacraments can make them invalid, dicastery warns</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/02/changing-words-in-sacraments-can-make-them-invalid-dicastery-warns/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Teaching]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=74499</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[By Cindy Wooden, CNS &#8211; The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said it continues to receive reports of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Faith is a gift to celebrate, pope says as he baptises babies</title>
		<link>https://www.scross.co.za/2024/01/faith-is-a-gift-to-celebrate-pope-says-as-he-baptises-babies/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CNS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pope Francis]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.scross.co.za/?p=73731</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[By Cindy Wooden, CNS &#8211; In the Sistine Chapel, where popes are elected, Pope Francis baptised 16 infants, who, he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!--
Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/?utm_source=w3tc&utm_medium=footer_comment&utm_campaign=free_plugin

Page Caching using Disk: Enhanced 
Minified using Disk

Served from: www.scross.co.za @ 2026-05-17 11:40:55 by W3 Total Cache
-->