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The Faith of Palestine’s Christians

Last month Günther Simmermacher made a private visit to the Holy Land. In the first of a series of articles,

The unexpected resignation of the head of the Knights of Malta at the request of Pope Francis is a big

Today, February 5, the faithful of Cape Town and Port Elizabeth recall their diocesan patronal feast: the Flight into Egypt. Günther

The patron saint of journalists and the Catholic press is St Francis de Sales, whose feast day is today, January

GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER presented the Rhythm & Truths music show on Radio Veritas a while back. Here he discusses some of

The Western view of Christmas is becoming increasingly uniquitous, partly thanks to American TV and movies. However, most countries have

This year the last surviving soldier of World War I died in Australia. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at the first Christmas

The feast of the Nativity wasn’t always Christmas trees and jingle bells, and Jesus probably was not born on December

Test your Christmas knowledge! Answers below 1. Who predicted the birth of the messiah? a) Ezekiel b) Isaiah c) Joshua