Question & Answer – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:12:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 What was the Vatican before St Peter’s death? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/what-was-the-vatican-before-st-peters-death/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:12:09 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87467 Question: What was on the land of the modern Vatican before the construction of St Peter’s Basilica? Answer: Long before […]

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]]> Are Hillsong Songs Okay for the Mass? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/are-hillsong-songs-okay-for-the-mass/ Wed, 27 May 2026 04:25:42 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=86548 Question: Many of our hymns are exclusively Catholic, but I think I am correct in saying that hymns of other […]

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]]> Why are Cardinals Given a Church in Rome? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/why-are-cardinals-given-a-church-in-rome/ Fri, 15 May 2026 05:30:18 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85682 Question: What does it mean when a cardinal from a country outside Italy, like our Cardinal Stephen Brislin, is given […]

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]]> Why No Pope Peter II? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/why-no-pope-peter-ii/ Tue, 05 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85537 Question: The recent papal election made me wonder: Why has no pope ever taken the name Peter II? Answer: There […]

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]]> How to Prepare for Communion at Home https://www.scross.co.za/2026/04/how-to-prepare-for-communion-at-home/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:33:09 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85484 Question: What should one do to prepare for the reception of Holy Communion at home when one is no longer able […]

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]]> How does God deal with an unrepentant criminal? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/04/how-does-god-deal-with-an-unrepentant-criminal/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:34:49 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85160 Question: We are told to entrust the punishment of criminals to the law and the ultimate judgment to God, and […]

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]]> Devotion to an Icon? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/04/how-do-you-have-a-devotion-to-an-icon/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:13:50 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=85005 Question: What does it mean to have a devotion to an inanimate icon or artwork, like Pope Leo XIV has […]

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]]> Did Jesus Tell Us to Ignore the Poor? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/03/did-jesus-tell-us-to-ignore-the-poor/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:19:20 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=84724 Question: When Jesus says, “The poor will always be among us”, is he giving up on solving the problem of […]

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]]> Why does the Neocatechumenal Way have its own seminary? https://www.scross.co.za/2026/03/why-does-the-neocatechumenal-way-have-its-own-seminary/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:19:20 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=84700 Question: The Neocatechumenal Way is neither a prelature nor an ordinariate, so how come they have their own seminaries? Are […]

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