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...
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Guardian of Democracy
Dear Reader, This year South Africa marked 30 years of democracy — three decades in which some things went well...
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...
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...
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 Witness of Women
Dear Reader, August is Women’s Month in South Africa, and in this issue we mark it in special ways. Our...
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...
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...
Exercise for Our Faith
Dear Reader, Any Catholic, whether the parishioner who sits at the end of the fifth pew in church or a...
