Gunther Simmermacher – Page 5 – The Southern Cross

Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Africa, Algeria

Where’s that: Algiers, the capital of mainly Muslim Algeria. Our Lady’s connection: A statue of Mary as a black woman. […]

Dear Reader, With this issue we welcome our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. The long turnaround of printing and distributing

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