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G20 side event in Johannesburg: Catholic Church calls for debt cancellation in the Jubilee Year of Hope

G20 side event in Johannesburg: Catholic Church calls for debt cancellation in the Jubilee Year of Hope

by Sheila Pires | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

By Kati Dijane As global leaders are gathering in South Africa for the G20 Summit – the first time the forum has taken place on African soil – a powerful faith-based response by the Catholic Church was taking shape on the sidelines. On Wednesday, 19 November 2025,...
Faith Leaders Urge G20 to “Turn Debt into Hope” Ahead of Historic Johannesburg Summit

Faith Leaders Urge G20 to “Turn Debt into Hope” Ahead of Historic Johannesburg Summit

by Sheila Pires | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

Leaders of faith communities from across the world have issued an appeal to G20 leaders, calling on them to confront the global debt crisis as a moral and humanitarian emergency ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg — the first G20 summit to be held on African soil....
Archbishop Mpambani on SACBC 75 anniversary: “We need more prayers, wisdom, and strength from the Lord”

Archbishop Mpambani on SACBC 75 anniversary: “We need more prayers, wisdom, and strength from the Lord”

by Sheila Pires | Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) concluded its November Board Meeting in Pretoria, where bishops gathered to prepare for the upcoming January plenary and the landmark celebration of 75 years since the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in...
Cardinal Napier: Synodality Must Take Root Among the People

Cardinal Napier: Synodality Must Take Root Among the People

by Sheila Pires | Nov 18, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Diocese of Eshowe devoted a full day to reflection on synodality as priests gathered for a presentation led by the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) vice chairperson of the Commission for Synodality, Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa CMM of Kokstad...
Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa Presents Book on Sarajevo’s First Archbishop

Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa Presents Book on Sarajevo’s First Archbishop

by Sheila Pires | Nov 17, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini presented his book “The Story of Josip Stadler, the First Archbishop of Sarajevo” during a special gathering at St. Jerome’s Croatian Catholic Mission in Johannesburg. The presentation...
South Africa Extends Official Invitation to Pope Leo: A Visit “for Everyone,” says Cardinal Brislin

South Africa Extends Official Invitation to Pope Leo: A Visit “for Everyone,” says Cardinal Brislin

by Sheila Pires | Nov 11, 2025 | Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), with the endorsement of President Cyril Ramaphosa, has extended an official invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit South Africa. The invitation, which emerged from discussions during the SACBC’s August plenary...
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