Cardinal edited The Southern Cross – twice!
No other newspaper can claim that it has been edited by a future and serving cardinal—except The Southern Cross, in...
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Lure of other Churches
THE recent reports of congregants at an independent church in South Africa being made to eat snakes, clothing and hair...
Southern Cross Pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Italy – photos
The Southern Cross pilgrimage with Archbishop Brislin and editor Gunther Simmermacher to the Holy Land and Italy is underway and...
Pray for the abducted children in Nigeria
Please pray that the children abducted in Nigeria are returned safely to their families
Southern Cross history – Part 7: 1990 to the present
The board of directors had seen a gradual passing of the torch. On June 15, 1979, chairman Jean Pothier died...
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...
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...
