Where the SACBC is Today
This year the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) turns 75. For the occasion, Günther Simmermacher asked its president, Bishop...
Gunther Simmermacher
Medjugorje: Place of Prayer and Grace
In May, a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled to Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Günther Simmermacher shares his impressions. There are...
Eat and Be Formed
Dear Reader, The Book of Ecclesiastes advises: “Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful...
What is the Church’s problem with this mystic?
Question: In the “Your Questions Answered” column on private revelations (May 2022), you referred to Vassula Rydén’s visions being rejected...
The Seven Churches of Revelation – Which Church are You?
In May, a group of Southern Cross readers made a pilgrimage to Turkey and Medjugorje, visiting the Seven Churches of...
The Rosary and Our Stories
Dear Reader, One of the highlights on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land is to say a short prayer in...
Elvis and the Nuns
This article is part of a larger feature on Elvis entitled “How Elvis Came to Sing the Hail Mary” Elvis...
If she was assumed, why did Mary need a tomb?
Question: In Jerusalem, there is a place that holds the tomb of Mary. But Our Lady was assumed body and...
The Slander of a Saint
Dear Reader, A familiar face graces this month’s cover, a face which even Millennial Catholics should recognise. On September 5...
