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Bishop Phalana: The 27 of April must also be a day of prayer

by Phuti Makgabo | May 4, 2022 | Featured

Bishop Victor Phalana who was responding to critics on social media claiming that South Africa is “a failed State” recounted the positive steps the citizens of the Southern African nation have made since the official end of apartheid. “In a debate on social...

“We can’t go back to building houses on sand”: Bishop in South Africa after Deadly Floods

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 22, 2022 | Featured, News

A Catholic Bishop in South Africa has challenged citizens of the African nation to respond to the aftermath of the deadly floods in parts of KwaZulu Natal Province “in a new way” and that they should not “go back to building houses on sand”. The Coadjutor Bishop of...

South Africa’s floods: Neighbours have been helping neighbours

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 22, 2022 | Featured, News

It has stopped raining in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal. People in the province are beginning to process what happened to them after a week of relentless rains that destroyed more than 4 000 homes leaving thousands of families homeless. The death toll stands at 448....

Newly Appointed Bishop in South Africa to Foster “Synodal process” in His Episcopacy

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 11, 2022 | Featured

In the Thursday, April 7 interview, Mons. Thulani Victor Mbuyisa who was appointed April 6 said he will seek to specifically foster “encounter” with the people of God under his pastoral care, including members of the Clergy, women and men...

Archbishop Brislin: “Mob justice, no justice at all”

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 9, 2022 | Featured

In an interview with ACI Africa, Archbishop Stephen Brislin condemned attacks that have reportedly targeted undocumented foreign nationals. He described them as dehumanizing and said mob violence “is no justice at all”. “Let’s respect the laws and let’s...

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Disrespect for “Sovereignty”: Southern African Bishops

by Phuti Makgabo | Mar 5, 2022 | Featured

In an interview with ACI Africa, the SACBC official said the Catholic leaders in the three countries of Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa condemn the war and advocate for mediated dialogue.   “We condemn the violence and the aggression. We condemn the...
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