Archbishop Tlhagale OMI on Anti-Migrant Protests: “We are telling the world that we are ungrateful”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 29, 2026 | Featured, Communication and Media

As South Africa prepares for planned anti-migrant demonstrations on 30 June, Archbishop Emeritus Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI has appealed to South Africans to reject anti migrants’ sentiments and remember the solidarity shown by African nations during the struggle...

Archbishop Tlhagale: “The youth of 1976″ rekindled South Africa’s “Love for freedom”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 25, 2026 | Featured, Communication and Media, News, Youth Department

As South Africa marks fifty years since the Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976, retired Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI has reflected on the pivotal role played by young people in confronting apartheid and reviving a spirit of resistance that had lain dormant for...

Bishop Mbuyisa: “Lasting solutions will never be found in violence, scapegoating, or threats against foreign nationals”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 24, 2026 | Featured, Bishop Statements, Justice and Peace

As South Africa approaches 30 June, a date set by anti-illegal immigration groups as a deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country, the Catholic Church is appealing for calm, respect for human dignity, and adherence to the rule of law. In a...

Bishop Vanqa to South African youth: “This critical right to vote was fought for, suffered for and died for”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 19, 2026 | Featured, Youth Department

As South Africa prepares for the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Voter Registration Weekend on 20 and 21 June, the Liaison Bishop for Youth and Young Adults of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), Bishop Siphiwo Paul Vanqa...

Archbishop Sipuka to Ramaphosa: “The cause is not the foreigner. The cause is the elephant in the room”

by Sheila Pires | Jun 17, 2026 | Featured, Bishop Statements

At a special meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings, faith leaders call for an end to violence against migrants and urge government to address the deeper social and economic challenges facing South Africa.   “The cause is not the...

Apostolic Nuncio launches Southern Africa, My Love, describing diplomacy as a mission of love and dialogue

by Sheila Pires | Jun 15, 2026 | Featured

“This book is about love,” with these words, Archbishop Henryk M. Jagodziński, Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa, introduced his new book, Southern Africa, My Love – Part One (2024–2025), at its launch on Monday evening at St John Vianney Major Seminary...