How Belgium’s Catholic king led nation through WWI and its darkest days
By Andrew Fowler, CNS – In 1914, in the early months of World War I, Belgium suffered immense turmoil and devastation...
History
Southern Cross Editor: The Day My Knees Shook
Dear Reader, This month marks 25 years since abortion became legal in South Africa. Our readers, of course, need not...
Was William Shakespeare a Catholic?
Question: A friend claims that William Shakespeare was a Catholic? I had not heard that before. Is it true? Answer:...
The Peace I Found at Ngome
On a brightly-lit Tuesday morning, a cautiously optimistic city dweller left the potholed roads that wind through urban life for...
From Our Vaults 44 Years Ago: July 24, 1977
Priest on political trial Fr Dominic Scholten OP, secretary-general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has pleaded not guilty...
Historical statues: Who’ll be the fall guys?
Your faithful columnist popped over from Durban to Cape Town in April and shared a round of coffee with...
The SA Bishops in 1976
The January edition of The Southern Cross features an article on the 70th anniversary of Pope Pius XII establishing the...
Why We Need to Revisit the Past
Holidays are a great time to chill, relax and have a chance to allow your mind to wonder. I am...
Author: Why I Reopened Old Wounds
A memoir by a Catholic author about growing up under apartheid has been a surprise bestseller in South Africa this...
