by Sheila Pires | Sep 24, 2026 | Uncategorized, Clergy, Featured
Three-day meeting focused on priestly communion, stewardship, vocations and a more synodal Church The first strategic planning meeting of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) newly established Council of Priests (COP) brought priests from across...
by Sheila Pires | Aug 28, 2026 | Featured, Clergy
Southern African exorcists gathered for prayer, discernment and formation at their annual general meeting in Lumko, 16 appointed exorcists including diocesan representatives from South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho reflected on mental health, cultural awareness, the...
by Sheila Pires | May 6, 2024 | Clergy, synodality
The promotion of a Synodal Church also depends on the formation of priests because “If we are promoting a synodal church, It also means the priests that we form today have to be men who can also excel in collaborative ministry,” suggests the Auxiliary Bishop of...
by Sheila Pires | Sep 27, 2023 | Clergy
The Annual Gathering of Recently Ordained Priests (AGROP) is an opportunity for priests to grow in their ministry and to “share experiences,” says the Archbishop of Bloemfontein Metropolitan Archdiocese. The AGROP meeting “is meant for recently ordained priests, less...
by Phuti Makgabo | Mar 3, 2021 | Bishop Statements, Clergy, News, Pope
The SACBC is happy to announce that His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed Rev. Fr. Paul Siphiwo Vanqa, SAC, as the Bishop of Queenstown. Bishop Duncan Tsoke The Holy Father has also appointed Bishop Duncan Tsoke, Auxiliary of Johannesburg, as the Bishop of the...
by Phuti Makgabo | Feb 17, 2021 | Clergy, News, Pope, SACBC President
His Eminence Wilfred Cardinal Napier is now the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Eshowe following the appointment by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, whose decision was communicated to the President of SACBC, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka through the Nunciature on...
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