Fr Amos Mabuti Masemola appointed Bishop of Kroonstad

by Sheila Pires | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Fr Amos Mabuti Masemola as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Kroonstad. Until his appointment, Monsignor Masemola served as Second Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Pretoria and as Parish Priest of St Thomas More, Monavoni. Born on 6...

Southern Africa: Courts, Conflict and Human Rights Crises Mark a Troubled Regional Landscape

by Sheila Pires | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized, Dennis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), Featured

The latest weekly country update from the Dennis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) highlights a region marked by growing instability, human suffering, and fragile institutions across Southern and Central Africa. In their Friday, 6 February 2026 country update, the...

St Josephine Bakhita: A Beacon of Hope in the Church’s Fight Against Human Trafficking

by Sheila Pires | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

The Catholic Church annually marks the Feast Day of St Josephine Bakhita on 8 February, honouring her as the patron saint patron saint of Sudan and of victims of human trafficking. This year, the commemoration fell on Sunday, 8 February 2026, and was observed across...

Witnesses of Hope: Catholic Sisters Standing Against Human Trafficking in Southern Africa

by Sheila Pires | Feb 7, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

In a quiet but determined journey that began almost two decades ago, Catholic Sisters in Southern Africa have steadily built a powerful network of faith, resistance, and hope in the fight against human trafficking. What started in 2007 as a simple workshop in Cape...

Superior General of the Missionaries of Mariannhill highlights consecrated life as a sign of hope and reconciliation

by Sheila Pires | Feb 7, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Superior General of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM), Fr Michael Maβ, has called on consecrated men and women to be “signs of God’s hope, pilgrims of hope, and signs of reconciliation in today’s world,” highlighting the prophetic witness...

A life of quiet service: Sr Dominica Mkhize FSF bids farewell to the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference

by Sheila Pires | Feb 5, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has paid tribute to Sr Dominica Mkhize FSF as she concludes her three-year service as Associate Secretary General at Khanya House in Pretoria. Speaking during a farewell gathering, Cardinal Stephen Brislin,...