Bishop Rucastle calls Confrères to “divine determination” at SACBC Plenary Mass

by Sheila Pires | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

At the morning Mass of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) January 2026 Plenary Session themed ‘Synodality and Mission’, Bishop Noel Andrew Rucastle of Oudtshoorn invited his brother bishops to embrace a leadership marked by fidelity, courage,...

Plenary Opening Mass: Southern African bishops urged to listen anew to the Holy Spirit

by Sheila Pires | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

The Catholic Church in Southern Africa has been called to renewed discernment, deeper communion, and a more prophetic public witness as it marks 75 years since the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in the region. The call came during the Opening Mass of the...

Cardinal Brislin: “Mary remains an example to us and an ideal on which to model our lives”

by Sheila Pires | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

The Archbishop of Johannesburg celebrated the first Mass of 2026 on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, at Christ the King Cathedral, inviting the faithful to begin the New Year with gratitude, hope, and renewed trust in God’s abiding presence. In his homily,...

“Families are meant to be places of hope,” said Cardinal Brislin at the Close of the Jubilee Year

by Sheila Pires | Dec 28, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

Hundreds of faithful gathered at Christ the King Cathedral in Johannesburg for the Closing Mass of the Jubilee Year of Hope, celebrated on the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Presiding at the liturgy, Cardinal Stephen Brislin reflected on the past...

Cardinal Brislin: “Christmas calls us into solidarity with the poor,” and the vulnerable

by Sheila Pires | Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

Celebrating Christmas at Christ the King Cathedral, Cardinal Stephen Brislin reflected on the Gospel of Luke, which situates the birth of Christ firmly within history and human vulnerability. With remarkable economy, Saint Luke names rulers and political motives,...

“Allow God to be God again in our lives”: Archbishop Mpako calls for deeper conversion this Christmas

by Sheila Pires | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

As the Church approaches the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord, a Christmas gathering was held at the Apostolic Nunciature in Pretoria, beginning with the celebration of Holy Mass. The Eucharist was presided over by Archbishop Dabula Mpako of Pretoria, who also...