SACBC Board Meeting Underway at St John Vianney Seminary in Preparation for January Plenary

by Sheila Pires | Nov 4, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has convened its Board Meeting at St John Vianney Seminary in the Archdiocese of Pretoria. The 4 to 6 November 2025 meeting serves as a key preparatory step for the upcoming First Plenary Session of 2026....

Jubilee 2025: Faith Leaders Petition G20 to Cancel Unjust Debts

by Sheila Pires | Nov 3, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

As the world observes the 2025 Jubilee Year, faith leaders across South Africa have united in a bold call for debt cancellation and global financial reform. On Monday, November 3, 2025, a multi-faith delegation, led by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference...

Priestly Well-Being in Focus: Carmelite Sister Addresses Mental Health at IMBISA Workshop

by Sheila Pires | Oct 28, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

Clergy from Southern Africa are gathered in Pretoria Archdiocese for a four-day workshop on mental health. The week-long program brings together priests from across the six episcopal conferences (Angola and São Tomé -CEAST, Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa -SACBC,...

Feed. Heal. Liberate. Africa: Church Leads Call for Debt Justice and Human Dignity Ahead of G20

by Sheila Pires | Oct 27, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

At a time when the world looks to Africa for both moral and developmental leadership, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), through its Justice and Peace Commission, in collaboration with Caritas Africa, Jesuits Africa, and Catholic Sisters’...

Priests In Mariannhill Diocese Embrace the Synod on Synodality Implementation Phase

by Sheila Pires | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

The Diocese of Mariannhill has taken a significant step forward in the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality, joining dioceses across the region in responding to Pope Francis’s call for a Church that journeys together in communion, participation, and...