Archbishop Hurley’s Presence was Felt Everywhere
The Church in Durban celebrated the centenary of the birth of Archbishop Denis Hurley in great style. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER shares...
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Journey to the Churches of Italy
Italy has a wealth and variation of churches that satisfy the spiritual, artistic and historical senses. Günther Simmermacher explains. Among...
Praying with the Saints: It Works
The saints form an integral part of Catholic life. This was highlighted by the recent Saints of Italy pilgrimage. GUNTHER...
Did God Send Me Out of the Country?
Almost exactly a year ago, The Southern Cross headlined a marvellous pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain and France. Led by Tzaneen’s...
Lure of other Churches
THE recent reports of congregants at an independent church in South Africa being made to eat snakes, clothing and hair...
A.D.: A Bible Soap
Over the past few months the TV series A.D. The Bible Continues, a sequel to last year’s popular The Bible, was broadcast...
Looking for the face of Jesus
What did Jesus look like? The gospels give us no physical description of the Son of God. GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks...
St John XXIII’s Church in Istanbul
The basilica of St Anthony of Padua is the biggest Catholic church in Istanbul. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER writes about the basilica where...
Bavaria: A Catholic heartland
Nowhere in Germany does the Catholic faith live as strongly as it does in Bavaria, as GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER explains.
