Simmermacher

Yesterday the editorial staff of The Southern Cross was debating whether to give coverage to the Vatican’s reaction to the...

In an article written for Catholic News Service in Washington, GUNTHER?SIMMERMACHER looks at the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Anglican Archbishop Desmond...

Last month the Vatican hosted something quite new: the International Catholic Film Festival, which was held Rome from May 12-21....

In September, God willing, I’ll be going on my fifth pilgrimage to the Holy Land, this time with Bishop Zithulele...

Nothing can confuse communication as much as words. One can choose them as carefully as possible, shooting for pin-point accuracy...

Blasphemy: we know the definition  profaning the sacred  but there seems to be little consensus about when exactly the sacred...

Archbishop Denis Hurley would have approved of a pilgrimage to Robben Island in his honour taking on a profoundly ecumenical...

This is the full text of the address by Southern Cross editor Günther Simmermacher at the launch of Paddy Kearney’s...

Saturday morning, and my cellphone rings. On the other side is an amicable fellow, effusively informing me of the privilege...