Our Journey with Three Great Saints
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims, led by Bishop Joao Rodrigues of Tzaneen, returned from a pilgrimage to […]
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Fatima and Lourdes: Ave Maria…
In October a group of Southern Cross pilgrims, led by Bishop Joao Rodrigues of Tzaneen, returned from a pilgrimage to
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The World Cup’s Catholics
Chances are that a team from a traditionally Catholic country will win the 2014 World Cup, currently held in Brazil.’Only
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Who was Pontius Pilate?
His name is in the Creed and we encounter him every Holy Week. But who was Pontius Pilate? GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks
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Pope John Paul II’s very strange day
A hostage drama, a precarious flight and an unexpected stop in Johannesburg turned September 14, 1988 into one of the
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Careful what you read on the Internet
The great thing about the Internet is that it gives us instant access to all sorts of information: reviews of
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Setting faith to music
Fifty years ago this year one of the most remarkable non-classical Catholic albums was recorded: jazz legend Mary Lou Williams’
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In search of Catholic celebrities
Recently I learnt that one of the world’s most beautiful women is a devout Catholic who goes to Mass every
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Imagine: Pope trumps Lennon
After his violent death at the hands of Mark Chapman on December 8, 1980, society virtually canonised John Lennon as
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