What Does the Church Teach about Transgender?
Transgender is an umbrella term. It includes people whose gender identity is the opposite of the sex they were assigned...
Question & Answer
Can I Make my Confession Online?
Question: Could one make a confession over Zoom or other Internet services? Answer: The short answer is: No. The Church...
Can Lay People Give a Blessing at Communion?
Question: I have been to churches where young children and those not receiving the Eucharist still process forward at Communion...
Who May Conduct a Communion Service?
Question: Is an Extraordinary Eucharistic minister of Holy Communion allowed to conduct a Communion service and distribute Holy Communion without...
Are Saints Relics Morbid?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: I am a Catholic convert and support all the dogmas of the church. But...
How Late May I Be for Mass?
Answered by Fr Thomas Plastow SJ Question: If I arrive at church after Mass has begun, how late may I...
What is the Cross on Our Cover?
Question: I’ve noticed that each month, the cover of The Southern Cross features a cross with four smaller crosses. What...
Who are South Africa’s Three Cardinals?
The first local cardinal was Owen McCann, archbishop of Cape Town from 1950-84. Born in 1907 in Cape Town, he...
What are a Priest’s Vestments called and what do they mean?
The coloured vestment people see during Mass is called a chasuble and is one of four vestments priests wear for...
