Pope Francis Remembered as Humble Disciple and Voice for the Marginalized

by Sheila Pires | Apr 24, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Tributes to Pope Francis - 1936 - 2025

The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has released a heartfelt statement mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who died peacefully on Easter Monday. In the Wednesday, April 23 statement, Bishops in Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa praised the...

Cardinal Brislin at Easter Vigil: “The Resurrection of Jesus is the prime source of our hope”

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

At the Easter Vigil Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the King, the Local Ordinary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg reaffirmed the core of Christian faith: the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Speaking to a full cathedral on Holy Saturday night,...

On Good Friday, Cardinal Brislin invites the faithful to see themselves in the Passion of Christ

by Sheila Pires | Apr 19, 2025 | Featured

In his Good Friday homily, the Local Ordinary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg reflected on the Passion through the eyes of Peter and the Good Thief—challenging s to see Jesus not only in glory, but in suffering. Cardinal Stephen Brislin invited the...

“Do This in Memory of Me”: Cardinal Brislin Reflects on the Eucharist as Living Presence and Call to Service

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

In his first Holy Thursday liturgy as Archbishop of Johannesburg, Cardinal Stephen Brislin delivered a profound homily at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Christ the King Cathedral, urging Catholics to understand the Eucharist not only as a sacramental ritual but as a...

“Going Outside the Camp”: Cardinal Brislin’s Chrism Mass Homily Challenges Priests to Embrace the Margins

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

In a deeply moving and theologically rich homily delivered during the Chrism Mass at Christ the King Cathedral in Johannesburg, the Local Ordinary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg called on priests and the Church to remain faithful to their mission by...

SACBC Justice and Peace Calls for People-Centred Alcohol Reform

by Sheila Pires | Apr 17, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

As South Africa observes Alcohol Awareness Month, the Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)—in collaboration with the DG Murray Trust’s Rethink Your Drink campaign—has issued a renewed and urgent call for a...