SACBC Justice and Peace Commission Responds to Tiger Brands’ Listeriosis Settlement Offer

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

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has welcomed the long-overdue decision by Tiger Brands to submit a settlement offer in the listeriosis class action lawsuit—a case that has dragged on for more than seven...

“One of Our Own”: Augustinian Sisters Reflect on the Election of Pope Leo XIV

by Sheila Pires | May 12, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The election of Pope Leo XIV has brought joy, pride, and a renewed sense of hope to many across the globe, but perhaps none more so than the Augustinian family. In an exclusive interview with the Communication Office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’...

Mater Dolorosa Parish in Mbabane elevated to a co-cathedral, hosts annual Bishop Mandlenkosi Zwane Memorial Lecture

by Sheila Pires | May 12, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

By Kati Dijane   On the warm Saturday morning of 10 May 2025, more than 170 people gathered at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Mbabane, in the Diocese of Manzini, to witness the historic elevation of the parish to the dignity of a co-Cathedral and the blessing...

SACBC Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Gratitude and Prayer

by Sheila Pires | May 8, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

Archbishop Emeritus Tlhagale OMI remembers Pope Francis as a “Shepherd of Mercy and Peace”

by Sheila Pires | May 6, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In a video recording in honour of the late Pope Francis, Archbishop Emeritus Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI of Johannesburg offers a heartfelt tribute to the Holy Father, describing the late Pope Francis as “a special leader” whose influence transcended religious boundaries...