SACBC Pastoral Care Coordinators Strengthen Church Response to Stateless and Undocumented Persons

by Sheila Pires | Mar 5, 2026 | Uncategorized, Migrants and Refugees Office

More than 40 diocesan coordinators, Church leaders, and partners gathered online on 4 March for a high-level workshop addressing the growing challenge of statelessness and undocumented persons in Southern Africa. Organised by the Southern African Catholic...

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...

“Rise up in mission”: Talitha Kum International Coordinator Urges Consecrated Life to Confront Human Trafficking

by Sheila Pires | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

Over 30 religious sisters from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa have gathered at the Padre Pio Retreat and Conference Centre for a regional formation training on human trafficking, organized by Talitha Kum International. The five-day workshop, from...

Bishop Kizito: “The Church Must Be a Prophetic Voice for Migrants and Refugees”

by Sheila Pires | Aug 27, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

The Padre Pio Retreat and Conference Centre in Pretoria hosted a two-day Annual General Meeting (AGM) on migration and human trafficking, bringing together 46 diocesan pastoral agents from South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini. Organized under the leadership of the...

SACBC Regional Workshop Unites Southern Africa Against Human Trafficking

by Sheila Pires | Jun 23, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

A week-long regional workshop on human trafficking, hosted at Padre Pio Retreat Centre in Pretoria from 16 to 20 June 2025, brought together Church representatives, frontline responders, regional authorities, and civil society to address the growing scourge of...

Church and Civil Society Join Forces to Combat Human Trafficking in Southern Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jun 18, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Migrants, Refugees and Human Trafficking Office, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Talitha Kum Network, has launched an intensive training programme to address the...