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Question: Before the recent installation of the new archbishop of Johannesburg, I was told the correct form of his name and title is Stephen Cardinal Brislin, not...
Question: Before the recent installation of the new archbishop of Johannesburg, I was told the correct form of his name and title is Stephen Cardinal Brislin, not...
Church / Church Teaching / Question & Answer
by Admin · Published June 10, 2025 · Last modified June 7, 2025
Question: It has been my understanding that when Canon Law introduced the Saturday evening Mass in the 70s, this was to facilitate Catholics to fulfil their obligation...
Question: Joseph was not the biological father of Jesus. However, the bible states that Jesus descended from David through Joseph. How do we explain this? Answer: In...
Church / Church Teaching / Question & Answer
by Admin · Published May 20, 2025 · Last modified May 21, 2025
Courtesy of Our Sunday Visitor, Msgr. Charles Pope – Question: The Bible mentions curses being passed down to future generations because of the sins of ancestors. In reading...
Church / Question & Answer / Simmermacher / Vatican
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published May 5, 2025 · Last modified May 3, 2025
Question: I watched the movie Conclave, and quite enjoyed it. But how close to reality was it? How is a pope elected? According to cardinals with experience...
Church / Easter / Good Friday / Question & Answer
by Admin · Published April 18, 2025 · Last modified April 17, 2025
Question: Why is Good Friday called “good” when something so bad happened that day? Answer: The question could also be asked about the Afrikaans term for Good...
Church / Church Teaching / Holy Year / Question & Answer
by Admin · Published April 1, 2025 · Last modified March 31, 2025
The Holy Year 2025 will run until January 6, 2026 — plenty of time to obtain Jubilee plenary indulgences. Here we discuss the origin of indulgences, how...
Question: Jesus says: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him” (John 6:44). Is any discrimination implied? Does it mean that...
Christian Living / Church / Lent / Question & Answer
by CNS · Published March 25, 2025 · Last modified March 17, 2025
By Paul Senz, CNS – Lent is a time of sacrifice. We strive to unite ourselves with the suffering of Jesus, walking with him in the desert,...
Bishops / Church / Question & Answer / Vatican
by Admin · Published March 18, 2025 · Last modified March 17, 2025
An apostolic nuncio acts as the official liaison between the Vatican and the local Church hierarchy, government officials, and other religious leaders in the regions to which...
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