Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa Conveys Papal Condolences at Memorial Mass for Bishop Risi

by Sheila Pires | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Catholic community of the Diocese of Keimoes–Upington gathered at St Augustine’s Co-Cathedral in Upington for a Memorial Mass offered in suffrage for the late Most Reverend Edward Gabriel Risi OMI, who served as Bishop of Keimoes–Upington for 25 years. The Holy...

Cardinal Brislin Invites the People of God to Welcome Christ’s Light Amid Global and Local Uncertainty

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

In his Christmas Message to the People of God in Southern Africa, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), invites the faithful to contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation as a source of hope in a world marked...

Archbishop Mpambani Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes–Upington

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

The Apostolic Nunciature to South Africa has announced the appointment of Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani S.C.I., Archbishop of Bloemfontein, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Keimoes–Upington, following the passing of Bishop Edward Gariel Risi OMI on 04...

Southern African Bishops Call for Protection of Whistleblowers After Assassination of Marius van der Merwe

by Sheila Pires | Dec 11, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a statement following the assassination of whistleblower Marius van der Merwe, expressing concern about the impact such incidents have on public trust, justice, and the country’s social fabric. The...

Cardinal Brislin Lauds Abbot Pfanner’s “legacy of non-racialism,” and urges perseverance in the beatification cause

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

The President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has lauded the enduring vision and prophetic witness of Abbot Francis Pfanner, calling his “legacy of non-racialism…a way to promote respectful intercultural living” and urged the Mariannhill...