“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,...

 Pope Leo XIV: Christmas Urbi et Orbi address

by Sheila Pires | Dec 25, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Holy See “URBI ET ORBI” MESSAGEOF POPE LEO XIV CHRISTMAS 2025 Central Loggia of Saint Peter’s BasilicaThursday, 25 December 2025 Dear brothers and sisters, “Let us all rejoice in the Lord, for our Savior has been born in the world.  Today, true...

“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...

Archbishop Mpambani Reflects on His Mission as Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes–Upington

by Sheila Pires | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In his first interview since assuming responsibility for the Diocese of Keimoes–Upington, Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani SCJ has spoken openly about the mission entrusted to him as Apostolic Administrator, describing it as a call to service received in humility and...

Bishop Risi Remembered as a Shepherd Formed at the Foot of the Cross

by Sheila Pires | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

Thousands of faithful gathered at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Pella for the Requiem Mass of Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi OMI, who served the Diocese of Keimoes-Upington for 25 years. Clergy, religious, and lay faithful from across the diocese and...