by danvdb | Oct 6, 2026 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter
Pope Leo – Prayers for Peace Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray the Rosary for peace in October, “May the month of October … be an opportunity to recite the Holy Rosary, dedicating it in a special way to the end of wars and the achievement of peace,”...
by danvdb | Oct 6, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops Foundation Newsletter
The Bishops’ Foundation Newsletter September 2026 (2) In this month of September Pope Leo has invited us to pray for a a just and sustainable management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal access to it. Water is essential for life and for...
by danvdb | Sep 3, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops Foundation Newsletter
Season of Creation. The Season of Creation is an annual ecumenical period of prayer, reflection, and action to care for the natural world and protect the environment. It takes place every year from September 1 to October 4. The tradition began in 1989 when Ecumenical...
by danvdb | Aug 19, 2026 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter
Feast of the Assumption On the 15th of August we celebrated the Feast of the Assumption. Mary under the title Assumed into Heaven is the Patroness of South Africa. The Assumption was defined as an infallible dogma by Pope Pius XII in 1950—using a combination of Sacred...
by danvdb | Jul 10, 2026 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter
Dear Friends Archbishop Sipuka receives the pallium On the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul (29 June) all the new Archbishops from around the world gathered in Rome to receive their palliums from Pope Leo XIV among them was Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka, Archbishop of Cape...
by danvdb | Jun 26, 2026 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter
Dear Friends In Defence of Human Dignity, Justice, and Fraternity As the 30 June 2026 deadline for all undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa approaches, we appeal for calm and urge all those involved in antimigration protests to refrain from violence against...
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