“Never, ever give up on hope”, Archbishop Brislin to his Auxiliary Bishop Sylvester David omi.

by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 29, 2019 | Bishops' Homilies, Clergy, Ikhanya News

HOMILY – EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF BISHOP SYLVESTER DAVID OMI It is indeed good to be here, as we gather together in celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection on the Day of the Lord. With hearts filled with gratitude for the goodness and blessings God bestows on his...

Catholic Bishops’ Statement on Sexual Abuse

by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 8, 2019 | Uncategorized

“The crimes of sexual abuse offend Our Lord, cause physical, psychological and spiritual damage to the victims and harm the community of the faithful.”  With these words, Pope Francis has called for “a profound conversion of heart” and “concrete and effective...

Catholic Bishops’ Statement after their August Plenary 2019 in Mariannhill

by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 8, 2019 | Uncategorized

At our Annual Plenary sitting in Mariannhill, Kwa Zulu Natal, from 30th July to 06th August 2019, we, the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa deliberated on a number of key issues affecting the life of both the local and the universal church, centered on the...

Bishop José, “Pastors more concerned about the wool than the sheep may be reaching the conclusion of a fool”.

by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 4, 2019 | Bishops' Homilies, Ikhanya News, News

  [responsivevoice voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Yesterday evening, reflecting on today’s Gospel, just one word kept on coming back to me: fool! You see, it is fine if I say to myself: “how silly I am” after...

“People are waiting for us to give them a message of hope”, Bishop Duncan Tsoke to the Catholic Bishops

by Phuti Makgabo | Aug 2, 2019 | Uncategorized

Today in the first reading we hear about the Israelites who are walking through the desert. As they go through the desert on the way to the Promised Land, they begin to experience a lot of hardships. They begin to despair. Today, many of our people are experiencing...