St Josephine Bakhita: A Beacon of Hope in the Church’s Fight Against Human Trafficking

by Sheila Pires | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

The Catholic Church annually marks the Feast Day of St Josephine Bakhita on 8 February, honouring her as the patron saint patron saint of Sudan and of victims of human trafficking. This year, the commemoration fell on Sunday, 8 February 2026, and was observed across...

Witnesses of Hope: Catholic Sisters Standing Against Human Trafficking in Southern Africa

by Sheila Pires | Feb 7, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

In a quiet but determined journey that began almost two decades ago, Catholic Sisters in Southern Africa have steadily built a powerful network of faith, resistance, and hope in the fight against human trafficking. What started in 2007 as a simple workshop in Cape...

Superior General of the Missionaries of Mariannhill highlights consecrated life as a sign of hope and reconciliation

by Sheila Pires | Feb 7, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Superior General of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM), Fr Michael Maβ, has called on consecrated men and women to be “signs of God’s hope, pilgrims of hope, and signs of reconciliation in today’s world,” highlighting the prophetic witness...

A life of quiet service: Sr Dominica Mkhize FSF bids farewell to the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference

by Sheila Pires | Feb 5, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has paid tribute to Sr Dominica Mkhize FSF as she concludes her three-year service as Associate Secretary General at Khanya House in Pretoria. Speaking during a farewell gathering, Cardinal Stephen Brislin,...

Understanding Synodality, Canon Law, and the Life of the Church: Bishop Mbuyisa CMM Clarifies Key Questions

by Sheila Pires | Feb 4, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

Amid ongoing discussions and questions within the Church about Synodality misconceptions, South African Canon Lawer offered important clarification on synodality, canon law, and the proper exercise of dialogue and authority in the Catholic Church. In an interview held...