The board of directors had seen a gradual passing of the torch. On June 15, 1979, chairman Jean Pothier died […]
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Advertising has always been a thorny terrain in terms of what is acceptable in a Catholic newspaper. Alcohol ads were
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Managing editor Andrew Murray, appointed in late 1950, and editor Fr Louis Stubbs, appointed just two years earlier, steered The
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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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By 1933, the Great Depression also affected The Southern Cross. In a gesture of concern for the staff, it was
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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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by Günther Simmermacher The seeds for a new Catholic newspaper were planted over breakfast after a Mass for the Association
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