Pope John Paul II’s very strange day
A hostage drama, a precarious flight and an unexpected stop in Johannesburg turned September 14, 1988 into one of the […]
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Features History Simmermacher
About us History of The Southern Cross
Southern Cross history – Part 6: 1970/80s
Advertising has always been a thorny terrain in terms of what is acceptable in a Catholic newspaper. Alcohol ads were
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About us History of The Southern Cross
Southern Cross history – Part 5: The 1950/60s
Managing editor Andrew Murray, appointed in late 1950, and editor Fr Louis Stubbs, appointed just two years earlier, steered The
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About us History of The Southern Cross
Southern Cross history – Part 4: The 1940s
Before becoming a bishop, Fr McCann had been The Southern Cross editor, from 1941-48. He would return for a second
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About us History of The Southern Cross
Southern Cross history – Part 3: The 1930s
By 1933, the Great Depression also affected The Southern Cross. In a gesture of concern for the staff, it was
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About us History of The Southern Cross
Southern Cross history – Part 2: The 1920s
by Gunther Simmermacher After months of promotion, especially by Durban’s Fr ODonnell OMI who tirelessly toured the country to create
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About us History of The Southern Cross
Southern Cross history – Part 1: Founding a Catholic newspaper
by Günther Simmermacher The seeds for a new Catholic newspaper were planted over breakfast after a Mass for the Association
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Perspectives Simmermacher
Careful what you read on the Internet
The great thing about the Internet is that it gives us instant access to all sorts of information: reviews of
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Editorials Editorials 2013
Call ex-Catholics home
For every Catholic parent, it is a question of perennial concern: will their children continue to practise the faith beyond
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