At the helm of the third session of marriage awareness weeks on the 09th of September were Mrs Lilly Mbatha, married for 39 years, and Bishop Noel Rucastle, the Bishop
Category: Marriage and Family

Choosing the right partner: “It all starts with prayer”Choosing the right partner: “It all starts with prayer”
The faith journey of the Marriage Awareness Weeks organized by the Marriage and Family Office of the SACBC is in progress. The second evening of Thursday evenings’ reflections took place

Marriage: We are in this for the long haulMarriage: We are in this for the long haul
The evening sessions to reflect on marriage during the Marriage Awareness Weeks started on Thursday night of 26 August 2021. Started right on time, 7pm as was anticipated. The session

SACBC Marriage Awareness WeeksSACBC Marriage Awareness Weeks
While the statistics on marriage and family wellness may not be so encouraging nowadays, there are still marriages and families that are a shining example of hope; of what can

SACBC Bishops go for a Plenary MeetingSACBC Bishops go for a Plenary Meeting
The bishops of the SACBC will have their second Plenary Session of 2021 starting on Monday the 2nd of August. Among the items to be discussed is the socio-political situations

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the First World Day for Grandparents and the ElderlyMessage of His Holiness Pope Francis for the First World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
The 25th July 2021 is the day set aside for celebrating the First World Day for Grandparents and the elderly. In his message on the 22nd June 2021 to the

The opening of the new Marriage & Family Life Office (MFLO) in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg.The opening of the new Marriage & Family Life Office (MFLO) in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg.
The new Marriage & Family Life Office (MFLO) in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. The MFLO begins this great mission right in the midst of the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year, instituted

Death Notification: Mrs Ntsako Iggy MotiangDeath Notification: Mrs Ntsako Iggy Motiang
We wish to inform you of the untimely death of Mrs Ntsako Ignatia Julia Motiang who was one of the SACBC Marriage and Family Life Office working group member. Mrs

Another overdue victory for human dignityAnother overdue victory for human dignity
Would-be parents have right to bury remains of dead foetus: high court Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi declared sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (BDRA) — which effectively deems a

Amoris Leatitia Family YearAmoris Leatitia Family Year
On March 19, 2021, the Church celebrates five years since the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia on the beauty and joy of love in the family. On the