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The Great Denis Hurley

By Southern Cross / November 4, 2015

During the dark days of apartheid, a group of bishops met with President PW Botha in a bid to present […]

The basilica of St Anthony of Padua is the biggest Catholic church in Istanbul. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER writes about the basilica where

By admin / October 23, 2014

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service Just as the so-called Monuments Men salvaged European masterpieces stolen by Nazi forces during

By admin / October 17, 2014

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Meeting Catholics from Pope Paul VI’s home diocese, Brescia, Pope Francis said his predecessor’s

By admin / October 3, 2014

In September 2015 Benedict Daswa, the Limpopo man who was beaten to death for refusing to take part in witchcraft

By admin / September 26, 2014

In October the Vatican will examine the sainthood cause for Benedict Daswa, the Limpopo man who many consider to be

September 3 marks the 100th anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XV as successor to Pope St Pius X. GUNTHER

August 20 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Pope St Pius X. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks at the life and papacy

By admin / July 1, 2014

As the United States marks the 50th anniversary on July 2 of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act,