SACBC President Cardinal Brislin Issues Statement on Eastern Cape Floods

by Sheila Pires | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Featured

Cardinal Stephen Brislin, President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), has issued a statement on behalf of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa following the severe flooding in Mthatha and surrounding areas. Quoting the words of Jesus in...

Bishop Mbuyisa CMM Appointed Member of Vatican Dicastery for Consecrated Life

by Sheila Pires | Jun 24, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has appointed Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa CMM of Kokstad Diocese as a member of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life. This appointment places Bishop Mbuyisa among a distinguished...

Bishop David OMI at G20 Symposium: “We are not here just to discuss – we are here to do justice”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 24, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

In a reflective address, Bishop Sylvester David, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, officially welcomed delegates to the International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity, underway at the University of Cape Town. Representing the Apostolic...

G20 Symposium a “Kairos moment” for moral leadership and planetary solidarity, says Bishop Mbuyisa

by Sheila Pires | Jun 24, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

At a time when global systems are faltering under the weight of deepening inequality, ecological collapse, and spiritual fatigue, the International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity gathered voices of conscience from across the world at the University of Cape...

SACBC Regional Workshop Unites Southern Africa Against Human Trafficking

by Sheila Pires | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

A week-long regional workshop on human trafficking, hosted at Padre Pio Retreat Centre in Pretoria from 16 to 20 June 2025, brought together Church representatives, frontline responders, regional authorities, and civil society to address the growing scourge of...