Church / Marian Shrines / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published March 26, 2019 · Last modified March 25, 2019
The Southern Cross’ Top 40 Marian Shrines, compiled and written by editor Günther Simmermacher, features mainly sites that have their roots in apparitions or reports of miracles — and ranks them in approximate order...
The Southern Cross’ Top 40 Marian Shrines, compiled and written by editor Günther Simmermacher, features mainly sites that have their roots in apparitions or reports of miracles — and ranks them in approximate order...
Church / Church History / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published March 12, 2019 · Last modified March 11, 2019
In January, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER visited Panama City to report on World Youth Day. Here he shares some impressions of the profoundly Catholic city. (All photos: Günther Simmermacher) Normal life will have returned to Panama City...
People with religion tend to be happier than those with who have none, a recent international study found, confirming previous studies. Surprisingly, South Africa emerged as the most religious of the 35 nations surveyed...
Abuse / Church / Editorials / Editorials 2019 / Perspectives / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published March 1, 2019
On Wednesday, Cardinal George Pell was taken into custody after having had his bail revoked pending sentencing for his conviction of sexual abuse in a Melbourne court. Since his conviction, the Internet and Catholic...
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published February 14, 2019 · Last modified February 13, 2019
By Günther Simmermacher – Among the 2245 foreign volunteers at World Youth Day was one South African — and he had to fill many different functions. Denzel Swarts of Cape Town was inspired to volunteer...
Having travelled to Panama City for World Youth Day, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER shares his impressions of the event and the people who made it happen. See the video below for a set of his pictures, supplemented by more from Catholic News Service.
Simmermacher / World Youth Day
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 17, 2019 · Last modified January 15, 2019
World Youth Day will be held in Panama City this month. In the third part of his series on past World Youth Days, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER recalls the last two WYDs of St John Paul...
Church / Simmermacher / World Youth Day
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 8, 2019 · Last modified January 6, 2019
On January 22, 2019, World Youth Day will be held in Panama City. In last week’s first part of his series on past World Youth Days, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looked back at the first five...
Church / Church History / Simmermacher
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 8, 2019 · Last modified January 6, 2019
Pope Francis, the American Facebook commenter pronounced with a certainty that permitted no dissent, “is the worst pope of all time”. Obviously that person is not a fan of the Holy Father. Personally, I...
Church / Simmermacher / World Youth Day
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published January 5, 2019 · Last modified January 2, 2019
On January 22, 2019, World Youth Day will be held in Panama City. Over the next few weeks, Günther SImmermacher will look back at all the WYDs that came before, since 1984. In January,...
Simmermacher / Year-End Review
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published December 31, 2018 · Last modified December 27, 2018
It was a difficult year for the Catholic Church, with the abuse scandal re-emerging and division within the Church deepening. But there were bright spots, such as the 200th anniversary of the Catholic Church’s...
