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Cardinal Brislin Urges Transparency and Inclusive Dialogue Amidst National Turmoil

Cardinal Brislin Urges Transparency and Inclusive Dialogue Amidst National Turmoil

by Sheila Pires | Jul 14, 2025 | Uncategorized, Communication and Media, Featured

As South Africa grapples with multiple overlapping crises, ranging from allegations of high-level corruption to persistent xenophobia and the fallout of climate disasters, the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has urged both...

Vatican Dicastery for Communication Seeking “Young Communicators”

by Sheila Pires | Feb 15, 2024 | Communication and Media, News

The Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See is seeking 16 “Young Communicators” to communicate the faith through digital media.After the fruitful three-year project “Faith Communication in the Digital World”, the Dicastery is renewing its commitment to...
In Pastoral Letter, SACBC Call on Eligible Voters to “Keep working for a better future”

In Pastoral Letter, SACBC Call on Eligible Voters to “Keep working for a better future”

by Sheila Pires | Feb 9, 2024 | Communication and Media, News

Catholic Bishops in South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini have, in a Pastoral Letter, called on eligible voters “to keep working for a better future.” In their February 8 Pastoral Letter For 2024 National and Provincial Elections the members of the Southern African...

COMMUNIQUE OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE JANUARY 2024 PLENARY SESSION

by Sheila Pires | Jan 30, 2024 | Communication and Media, News

The bishops of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa gathered for their plenary session under the theme “Synodality” at Khanya House (SACBC national headquarters) in Pretoria from the 23rd to the 30th of January 2024. Having prayerfully reflected in a synodal way on...

Address to the Plenary Session of Southern AfricanCatholic Bishops’ Conference

by Sheila Pires | Jan 28, 2024 | Communication and Media

24 January 2024, 10 a.m. Mgr. Dario PavišaChargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Apostolic Nunciature in South Africa Address-to-the-Plenary-Session-of-Southern-African-2024Download

Cardinal Brislin: “Giving a blessing to couples in a union” does not legitimize the union

by Sheila Pires | Dec 20, 2023 | Communication and Media, News

The Spokesperson of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has said that “giving a blessing to couples in an irregular situation,” does not legitimize their union. In a message explaining the December 18 declaration on the pastoral meaning of...
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  • The Bishops’ Foundation Newsletter DecemberDecember 12, 2025
  • Southern African Bishops Call for Protection of Whistleblowers After Assassination of Marius van der MerweDecember 11, 2025
  • Cardinal Brislin Lauds Abbot Pfanner’s “legacy of non-racialism,” and urges perseverance in the beatification causeDecember 9, 2025
  • Archbishop Tlhagale at 200th Anniversary: “The flaming torch of Abbot Pfanner brought us the amazing light of Christ”December 8, 2025
  • SACBC Pays Tribute to Bishop Edward Risi OMIDecember 5, 2025

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