https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Mon, 25 May 2026 06:10:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/can-i-make-my-confession-online/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:35:01 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=78391 Question: Could one make a confession over Zoom or other Internet services? Answer: The short answer is: No. The Church […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2024/10/pope-confession-is-a-witness-of-a-welcoming-church/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 05:13:38 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=78321 By Justin McLellan, CNS – The availability of confession, even in churches heavily frequented by tourists, presents the Catholic Church […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2024/04/confession-step-by-step/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:46:06 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=75428 Question: I haven’t been to confession in many many years. I want to go but I’ve forgotten what to say […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2024/03/pope-tells-priests-dont-ask-too-much-during-confession-forgive-always/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:39:55 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=74974 By Justin McLellan, CNS – Catholics should not be afraid to bear their sins before God whose mercy is a […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2024/03/act-of-contrition-is-affirmation-of-gods-loving-mercy-pope-says/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:08:56 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=74964 By Cindy Wooden, CNS – A Christian’s awareness of being sinful should be directly proportional to their “perception of the […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2023/11/healing-mass-at-st-francis-of-assisi-parish-in-vanderbijlpark/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:15:47 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=73108 A Healing Mass was held at St Francis of Assisi parish in Vanderbijlpark. Neighbouring parishes were invited and there was […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2023/10/are-there-sins-only-a-pope-can-absolve/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:00:22 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=72688 Question: I have been told that there are certain sins which only the pope can absolve. What could these sins […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2023/10/who-forgives-sins-god-or-priest/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 05:39:04 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=72187 Question:  A social media post by a priest stated that one of a priest’s functions is to forgive sins. I […]]]> https://www.scross.co.za/2023/04/is-the-priest-using-the-wrong-words-in-confession/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 03:27:36 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=69327 Question: In the sacrament of Reconciliation, our parish priest does not use the same words of absolution used by every […]]]>