History – Page 3 – The Southern Cross

The Revealing Diary of a British Trooper

Thomas J Lucas, a trooper in the Cape Mountain Rifles of the Cape Colony during the mid-19th century, kept a […]

By Jael SC / March 29, 2017

Connecting the dots between the Jesus of the Gospels and the Jesus of history is never easy, according to Mark

By Tamar SC / February 18, 2017

Anti-Semitism is absolutely contrary to Christianity, and the church has a duty to denounce and repel such hatred, Pope Francis

By Letters Editor / February 18, 2017

Rui de Bivar Oliveira, Bloemfontein – I recently discovered Bartolome de las Casas and felt that readers of The Southern

By Kilian SC / February 18, 2017

A massive donation of Ethiopian religious manuscripts to The Catholic University of America in Washington makes the school one of

By Letters Editor / February 2, 2017

From John Lee, Johannesburg – Many readers would take exception to M Bruce’s reference (January 4) to Alexander the Great

By Kilian SC / November 23, 2016

John Lee, Johannesburg- How often do we see admired personalities of the past peering out at us from the pages

By Tamar SC / November 1, 2016

The Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo has reopened its doors to the public amid festivities, after nearly a decade

As I write this, you’ll find me in Ireland. It is a beautiful country with a deep sense of the