St Thérèse and Saints for Africa!
Dear Reader, Allow me to give you a tiny glimpse behind the scenes of your monthly magazine by way of...
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The SACBC is Present and Loud
In the second part of a wide-ranging interview, SACBC president Bishop Sithembele Sipuka tells Günther Simmermacher about the bishops’ conference’s finances,...
The Story of ‘While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks’
One might say that the much-loved “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks” was the first Anglican Christmas carol: before its appearance...
The Big Christmas Quiz
1 When is the earliest possible date for the first Sunday of Advent? a) November 25 b) November 27 c) December...
Put Christ into Christmas
Dear Reader, Time marches on relentlessly! It’s hard to believe that this is already the third Christmas edition of The...
Who Was the First Pope Not to be a Saint?
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: I know that a lot of popes in the early years of the Church were...
A Brief History of the SACBC
Little fuss was made when the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) first met in March 1947 in Mariannhill. There...
Where the SACBC is Today
This year the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) turns 75. For the occasion, Günther Simmermacher asked its president, Bishop...
Medjugorje: Place of Prayer and Grace
In May, a group of Southern Cross pilgrims travelled to Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Günther Simmermacher shares his impressions. There are...
