Water Insecurity and Climate Change

by Sheila Pires | Sep 16, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

In this week’s reflection for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Series on the Season of Creation, Fr. Peter Knox SJ reflects on the theme of water insecurity and climate change. Drawing on his recent experiences in the...

“A Pilgrimage is Above All a Journey of the Heart,” said Archbishop Jagodziński at the Marian pilgrimage

by Sheila Pires | Sep 16, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Diocese of Dundee gathered in great numbers for its Annual Pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows at Maria Ratschitz. In his first address in Dundee Diocese, the Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa...

Women and Men Are Equally Responsible for Our Common Home

by Sheila Pires | Sep 9, 2025 | Uncategorized, Justice and Peace

It is easy to adopt popular stereotypes about the roles of women and men in society, in the family, the workplace, and in politics. If we don’t reflect on what these are saying about both women and men, we tend to repeat what we have been taught from our childhood....

“It takes courage and perseverance to be a missionary,” said Bishop Frank OMI at Precious Blood Sisters’ 140th Jubilee

by Sheila Pires | Sep 9, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

Mariannhill St Joseph’s Cathedral was the scene of celebration and gratitude on Monday, 8 September 2025, as the congregation of the Precious Blood Sisters (CPS) marked 140 years since their foundation. The liturgy, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin...

Treasurers Workshop Strengthens Transparency and Accountability in Lay Associations

by Sheila Pires | Sep 8, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Department for Formation, Life, and Apostolate of the Laity of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) hosted a workshop for treasurers of sodalities and lay associations at the Lumko Institute and Retreat Centre in Benoni. Rooted in the...