In the first Bishops Foundation Newsletter for March 2025, the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Secretary General highlights key spiritual and community events, including prayers for Pope Francis’ recovery, Lenten reflections, and charitable initiatives.

Fr Hugh O’Connor also highlights the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life – Southern Africa (LCCLSA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to take place at Lumko Retreat Centre, Benoni from March 10 to 13, where religious leaders will discuss faith and social justice.

The first Bishops Foundation Newsletter for March 2025 features Bishop Ricken’s 10 Lenten practices, emphasizing prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and promotes the Bishop’s Lenten Appeal to support charity and Church projects, and it also includes a reflection on the Stations of the Cross, as well as Pope Francis’ prayer intention for March which focuses on healing broken families.