Understanding Synodality, Canon Law, and the Life of the Church: Bishop Mbuyisa CMM Clarifies Key Questions

by Sheila Pires | Feb 4, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

Amid ongoing discussions and questions within the Church about Synodality misconceptions, South African Canon Lawer offered important clarification on synodality, canon law, and the proper exercise of dialogue and authority in the Catholic Church. In an interview held...

Conclusion of the January 2026 Plenary Session

by Sheila Pires | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Featured

    PRESS STATEMENT                                                                  27 January 2026 Conclusion of the January 2026 Plenary Session   The bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) concluded their January Plenary Session...

Southern African Church celebrates 75 years of hierarchical maturity with call to renewed faith, unity, and mission

by Sheila Pires | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

The Catholic Church in Southern Africa marked a historic milestone on Sunday with the opening Mass of the Jubilee Year celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy, held at the Church of the Beatitudes in Zwavelpoort, Pretoria...

Bishop Mphiwe urges Confrères to embrace fraternity, friendship, and shared mission

by Sheila Pires | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

On the Feast of Saints Timothy and Titus, the Local Ordinary of Rustenburg Diocese invited bishops to reflect on their shared vocation and ministry. Presiding at the Eucharist, Bishop Robert Mphiwe drew deeply from the relationship between St Paul and the young...

Archbishop Nxumalo Reflects on Ongoing Formation at 75 Years of the Southern African Hierarchy

by Sheila Pires | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

As the Church in Southern Africa marks the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of the Southern African Hierarchy, the Archbishop Emeritus of Bloemfontein Archdiocese offered a deeply personal and prophetic reflection centred on the ongoing formation of the people of...