by Sheila Pires | Dec 21, 2023 | Bishop Statements
“Marriage remains exclusive between a man and a woman,” said the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa in their response to the December 18 Fiducia Supplicans, a document concerning the blessing of people in irregular situations issued by the Vatican Dicastery of...
by Sheila Pires | Dec 21, 2023 | Bishop Statements
In his Christmas message, the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) says that the birth of Jesus Christ is “a much-needed season of hope for peace,” in a world marred by war and by “a lack of peace with varying degrees.” “As we enter...
by Sheila Pires | Nov 13, 2023 | Bishop Statements
The Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa have called on the people of God to pray for peace in the Holy Land and other war-torn areas. In a Monday, November 13 statement signed by Bishop Sithembele Sipuka the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops...
by Sheila Pires | Oct 17, 2023 | Bishop Statements
The Catholic Bishops of South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini have in a collective statement called “for a ceasefire” in the Holy Land. “The number of people dying since the escalation of violent conflict between Israel and Palestine, precipitated by Hamas’...
by Sheila Pires | Sep 1, 2023 | Bishop Statements
In an open letter to the people of God in South Africa, the members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) say they stand in solidarity with whistleblowers. “We, bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, gathered in...
by Sheila Pires | Aug 15, 2023 | Bishop Statements
In his welcome address during the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) August plenary, the SACBC President highlighted the June 12-17 Ad Limina Visit and called on his confrères to be “prophetic witnesses” amid socio-political challenges facing the...
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