Popes Francis, Benedict Receive their First Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine
By Carol Glatz – Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its...
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Letter to all Southern Cross Readers
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We hope this letter finds you in good health and hope-filled spirits. These are indeed extraordinary times which are testing us...
Durban’s Isabel Akal, Papal Medal Recipient Dies 106
Durban centenarian and devoted Catholic, Isabel Akal, has died, just a few months short of her 107th birthday. Mrs Akal passed away peacefully at her Durban North home...
Cardinal Gerhard Muller: The Problem of Two Popes
The former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office said on Sunday that today’s media environment is undermining theological truths that are the foundation of Church unity. “In...
Irish Inquiry: A Dark & Shameful Chapter in Irish History
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the publication of the mother-and-baby homes report describes a dark, difficult and shameful chapter of very recent Irish history with real and...
Elected officials need a ‘public servant’s heart,’ Schwarzenegger says
By Mark Pattison – He’s back. Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, leaning on his Catholic upbringing in Austria, said a “public servant’s heart” is needed...
What is Acedia and why does this priest tweet about it?
What should you be doing right now? If the answer is “not reading this article,” you might want to keep going. If you’re reading this article because you’re...
Vatican Week of Prayer Focuses on Reconciliation among Christians
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The 2021 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity should help Christians see that the closer they draw to Christ, the closer they...
When Are We Judged?
By Father Kenneth Doyle Question: In the Nicene Creed, we recite that Christ “will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead.” But many...
The College of Cardinals in 2021: Who could vote in a future papal conclave
As of the first month of 2021, the College of Cardinals is composed of 229 members, 128 of whom are under the age of 80, and therefore...
Bishops say UK should eliminate nuclear arsenal, use money for poor
By Simon Caldwell – The UK should “forsake” its nuclear arsenal and spend the money it saves on helping the poorest people of society, Catholic bishops said. In...
Renewal Your Baptismal Promises
Dear brethren, through the Paschal Mystery we have been buried with Christ in Baptism, that we may walk with him in newness of life. And so, let...
