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The Story of the Council of Nicaea

This year marks 1700 years since the first Council of Nicaea was convened. Günther Simmermacher tells the story of how […]

Question: Why was something so amazing like the resurrection of Christ not enough to convert all the people of Jerusalem

Where’s that? In Styria province, southern Austria. Our Lady’s connection: A miraculous wooden statue. The Marian sanctuary of Mariazell is

Dear Reader, The Church’s busy Jubilee schedule is especially full in June, with eight separate celebrations taking place in Rome.

Dear Reader, On May 11, the Church will observe the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The primary focus of

Where’s that: Turin, the metropole of the Piedmont region in north-western Italy. Our Lady’s connection: Cure of a blind man.

Dogs are a good model of God’s unconditional love, Günther Simmermacher suggests in this light-hearted article which seeks to point

Question: I watched the movie Conclave, and quite enjoyed it. But how close to reality was it? How is a

When Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher and columnist Raymond Perrier — who is also the director of the Denis Hurley