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...

Laudato Si’ at 10: Justice and Peace Workshop Highlights Church Action and Commitment

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

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Laudato SI’, Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on care for our common home, a dynamic and deeply engaging workshop was convened under the theme of ecological conversion and Church action. The event gathered clergy, lay...

NCBE Welcomes 2025 Budget Boost, Warns of Ongoing Shortfalls and Mismanagement

by Sheila Pires | Jun 10, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) has welcomed the increase in the 2025 education budget but cautioned that deeper issues in the education system remain unresolved. In a statement signed by the NCBE Communications Lead, Cullen Mackenzie, the board...

Cardinal Brislin Urges Unity and Integration at Pentecost Mass with Zimbabwean Community

by Sheila Pires | Jun 8, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

On the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Local Ordinary of Johannesburg celebrated Mass with the Zimbabwean Catholic community at the Cathedral of Christ the King, calling for deeper unity, humility, and full participation in the life of the local Church. Addressing members...