5th General Caritas SA Assembly: the crisis revealed the heroic service of Caritas and its vulnerabilities  

by Phuti Makgabo | Jul 20, 2022 | Uncategorized

The 5th General Assembly of Caritas South Africa (Caritas SA) which started with an opening prayer by its President Bishop Stanislaw Dziuba of Umzimkulu took place virtually on the 20th July 2022. The participants, who are representatives of different diocese within...

Pope Francis appoints Rev. Fr. John Selemela Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria

by Phuti Makgabo | Jul 16, 2022 | Uncategorized

The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria (South Africa) the Rev. Fr. Masilo John Selemela, of the clergy of Tzaneen, currently Rector of the National Major Seminary of St. John Vianney, assigning him...

On fatal gun shootings in Soweto, Katlehong and Pietermaritzburg

by Phuti Makgabo | Jul 15, 2022 | Uncategorized

In an interview with ACIAfrica the spokesperson of the SACBC Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town said they are calling on the government to protect its citizens because the people in South Africa have a right to be protected. “It seems to me that there is a...

Pope Francis: “I have no intention of resigning, not for the moment.”

by Phuti Makgabo | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized

In an interview with Televisa Univision’s streaming service ViX, Pope Francis discusses his health and the possibility of resigning, as well as the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the fight against abuse of minors. He also talks about abortion and politics, saying...

Pope Francis respects US Supreme court decision and condemns abortion

by Phuti Makgabo | Jul 5, 2022 | News, Pope

According to the Vatican News Pope Francis has responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which returned power to regulate abortion to the individual states, saying he respected the decision, but had not studied it enough to comment on it...