SACBC Commission for Synodality Calls for Full Diocesan Participation in Next Phase of Synodal Process

by Sheila Pires | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Chairperson of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Commission for Synodality has called on all dioceses in the region to finalise the appointment and registration of their respective synodal teams. In a letter dated 25 July 2025, Archbishop...

“Take Courage, It Is I”: Bishop Sipuka Opens SACBC Plenary With Call to Anchor Hope Amid Crisis

by Sheila Pires | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

At the start of the August 2025 plenary session of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of the Diocese of Mthatha presided over the first morning Mass, marking the Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint...

SACBC Bishops Gather in Pretoria for August Plenary Session

by Sheila Pires | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have convened at Khanya House, the conference headquarters in the Archdiocese of Pretoria, for their August plenary session. The gathering brings together bishops from across Botswana, Eswatini, and...

Pope Leo XIV Honours Archbishop Emeritus George Francis Daniel on His 50th Episcopal Anniversary

by Sheila Pires | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Catholic Church in Southern Africa joined in heartfelt thanksgiving on Sunday, August 3, 2025, as Archbishop Emeritus George Francis Daniel celebrated the 50th anniversary of his episcopal ordination. To honour the golden jubilee, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV issued...

“Let Us Never Tire to Protect Human Dignity”: Bishop Mbuyisa CMM Calls Church to Action Against Human Trafficking

by Sheila Pires | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In a pastoral appeal marking the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the Chairperson of the Department for Social Action of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), urged pastoral agents and civil society organizations to intensify their...

Bishop Sipuka Urges Church to Take Lead Against Corruption

by Sheila Pires | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka, President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC), addressed fellow church leaders at the National Church Leaders Anti-Corruption Conference in Johannesburg with a call for both moral clarity and practical commitment in the...