January 2002

Too high a price to pay

It may be unfashionable to say so in the secular world, but we shall say it anyhow: a culture of death has firmly taken root in South...

The Church, now and then

It is unusual for The Southern Cross to use this space to take issue with letters to the editor. Today’s letter on this page by Brian Rutter,...

The magic of Harry Potter

Debate around the popularity of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books has intensified since the release of the movie of the series last month.

A Middle East peace

DESCRIBING the rapidly escalating carnage in the Middle East as “absurd” and “pointless” last month, Pope John Paul precisely defined the nature of that war.