Sr Pati: Pope’s Encyclical highlights church’s “humanising” mission in the age of “artificial intelligence”

by Sheila Pires | May 29, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

As the Church reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, the Associate Secretary of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Department for Christian Formation, Liturgy and Culture, has emphasised the urgent need for the Church...

Interfaith Leaders Meet in Johannesburg Archdiocese to Foster Dialogue and Cooperation

by Sheila Pires | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized, Ecumenism, Featured, Interreligious Dialogue

An interfaith meeting bringing together leaders from the Catholic Church, Methodist community, Muslim community, and Hindu faith tradition was held at the Sivan Gnana Sabay Sivan Koil Temple in Lenasia, Johannesburg. The 26 May 2026 gathering sought to initiate the...

Church leaders call for united action against human trafficking in Africa

by Sheila Pires | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

At a time when human trafficking, modern slavery and anti-migrant sentiment are increasing across parts of Africa, Catholic leaders, civil society organisations and law enforcement agencies are strengthening collaboration to protect the most vulnerable and restore...

Sister Marivane Chiesa: “Bienvenu Shelter jubilee celebrates lives rebuilt through hope”

by Sheila Pires | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

The year 2026 marks the Silver Jubilee of the Bienvenu Shelter for Migrants and Refugees, a shelter founded 25 years ago in the heart of Johannesburg to respond to the silent suffering of migrant and refugee women arriving in South Africa without shelter, without...

Catholic Bishops condemn violence against migrants and urge politicians not to exploit the migration crisis for political gain

by Sheila Pires | May 20, 2026 | Bishop Statements

As tensions and violence against migrants continue to spread across parts of South Africa, the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a pastoral letter condemning attacks on foreign nationals and warning political...