Flashbacks to World Youth Days Past
On January 22, 2019, World Youth Day will be held in Panama City. Over the next few weeks, Günther SImmermacher […]
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This Was 2018: The Highlights and Lowlights of the Church Year
It was a difficult year for the Catholic Church, with the abuse scandal re-emerging and division within the Church deepening.
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The Big Southern Cross Christmas Quiz!
25 questions to test your Christmas knowledge! Compiled by Günther Simmermacher 1 In which country was the Christmas hymn “Silent
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The history of ‘God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen’
Once a folk carol sneered at by purists, ‘God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen’ has a profound Christian message. Günther Simmermacher looks at the carol’s history.
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A Pop Classic Was Born in a Church
A great pop classic of the 1950s was recorded in the basement of a Catholic church, as GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER explains.
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Like Having Dinner With Pope Francis
A FUTURE OF FAITH: The Path of Change in Politics and Society, by Pope Francis with Dominique Wolton. Bluebird/Pan Macmillan.
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How Martyrs Defeated Nazi Executioners
November 10 marked the 75th anniversary of the execution of three anti-Nazi priests and a Lutheran pastor whose witness and friendship across sectarian lines inspired ecumenical relations, as GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER writes.
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God and Slim Margins
A few random seconds made the difference between my writing these lines and never writing anything again.
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Electing a Pope: The Conclave of October 1978
Pope John Paul II makes his first appearance as pope following his election on October 16, 1978. (Photo: Arturo Mari/CNS)
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