Today, this scripture is fulfilled: WCC meeting opens in Johannesburg with Bishop Sipuka’s Bold Message

by Sheila Pires | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee convened in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 18 to 24 June 2025, under the South African Council of Churches (SACC) hospitality. Opening the week-long gathering with a homily both theological and urgent, SACC...

Cardinal Czerny Sends Message of Support ahead of International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity

by Sheila Pires | Jun 20, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

As preparations continue for the upcoming International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity, Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has extended his support through a special video message to participants....

Church and Civil Society Join Forces to Combat Human Trafficking in Southern Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jun 18, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Migrants, Refugees and Human Trafficking Office, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Talitha Kum Network, has launched an intensive training programme to address the...

Uplifting the African Child: Church, Challenges, and the Call to Co-Responsibility

by Sheila Pires | Jun 16, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Youth Department

June is a significant time across the African continent—marking both Youth Month in South Africa and the day of the African Child on June 16. It is a period of remembrance, hope, and responsibility. In South Africa, June 16 commemorates the courageous Soweto Uprising...

National Dialogue is an opportunity to “strengthen the collaborative spirit,” says the Justice and Peace Commission

by Sheila Pires | Jun 12, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a statement in support of South Africa’s upcoming National Dialogue, calling on all citizens to embrace this moment as an opportunity to “strengthen the...