What is the Cross on Our Cover?
Question: I’ve noticed that each month, the cover of The Southern Cross features a cross with four smaller crosses. What do these crosses denote, and why are...
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Late Actor Sello Motloung was a Devout Catholic
Actor Sello Motloung, who died on September 15 at the age of 54, was a devout Catholic. The actor was best-known for his roles in TV series...
Who are South Africa’s Three Cardinals?
The first local cardinal was Owen McCann, archbishop of Cape Town from 1950-84. Born in 1907 in Cape Town, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal...
Guardian of Democracy
Dear Reader, This year South Africa marked 30 years of democracy — three decades in which some things went well but many things also went wrong, many...
Newsman, cartoonist Conrad Burke signs off
Conrad Burke: 1946-2024 Obituary by Günther Simmermacher To South African television viewers in the 1990s, Conrad Burke was best known as a news reporter, instantly recognisable by...
Shrines Around the World: Our Lady of Fatima
Where’s that?: Fatima is located in northern Portugal, about 130km from Lisbon. Our Lady’s connection: Apparitions to three shepherd children in 1917. Around 5 million pilgrims visit...
St Ignatius of Loyola: How a Cannonball Changed the World
Some saints live unholy lives until they let God intervene. Günther Simmermacher looks at one such life — that of the founder of the Jesuits. St Ignatius...
The Witness of Women
Dear Reader, August is Women’s Month in South Africa, and in this issue we mark it in special ways. Our cover star is Sr Dominica Mkhize FSF,...
Organ Prodigy Dale de Windt
At the young age of 23, Dale de Windt is already a seasoned organist and musical director. He told Günther Simmermacher about his life, faith and dreams....
The Shrine for all of South Africa
Dear Reader, – South Africa has a new shrine! The Mother of Mercy shrine in Magaliesburg, poetically located near the Cradle of Humankind, may be a project...
