CATHCA Condemns Xenophobic Clinic Blockades Amid Rising Healthcare Exclusions in South Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jul 11, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Catholic Health Care Association (CATHCA) has condemned the recent surge in xenophobic incidents targeting foreign nationals at public health facilities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. This comes in the wake of disturbing reports that anti-migrant vigilante groups...

“Allegations…will deepen the layers of negativity around police work” – Catholic Bishops Demand Independent Probe

by Sheila Pires | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Featured

Allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on July 6, 2025, implicating senior political figures and members of the South African Police Service, have prompted the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) to call for...

Catholic Bishops Denounce Xenophobic Healthcare Blockades, calling it “morally reprehensible”

by Sheila Pires | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a statement condemning the recent xenophobic protests blocking foreign nationals from accessing public healthcare facilities in South Africa. In the July 10 statement signed by the SACBC President,...

Church Leaders express “profound concern” over allegations against the police minister

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

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has issued a statement expressing “profound concern” over allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, implicating Minister of Police, Mr. Senzo Mchunu, Deputy National Commissioner...

Bishop Sipuka says Vatican appointment is a call to deepen interreligious dialogue in Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jul 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the Vatican announced the appointment of 21 new members to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, a body tasked with fostering mutual understanding and cooperation between the Catholic Church and other faiths. Among those appointed is...