History of The Southern Cross

Advertising has always been a thorny terrain in terms of what is acceptable in a Catholic newspaper. Alcohol ads were...

Before becoming a bishop, Fr McCann had been The Southern Cross editor, from 1941-48. He would return for a second...

By 1933, the Great Depression also affected The Southern Cross. In a gesture of concern for the staff, it was...

by Gunther Simmermacher After months of promotion, especially by Durban’s Fr ODonnell OMI who tirelessly toured the country to create...

by Günther Simmermacher The seeds for a new Catholic newspaper were planted over breakfast after a Mass for the Association...