Who Was the First Pope Not to be a Saint?
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: I know that a lot of popes in the early years of the Church were […]
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A Brief History of the SACBC
Little fuss was made when the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) first met in March 1947 in Mariannhill. There
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Elvis and the Nuns
This article is part of a larger feature on Elvis entitled “How Elvis Came to Sing the Hail Mary” Elvis
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