Presentation of the Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees for the South African dioceses

by Phuti Makgabo | May 10, 2022 | Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

“We are all conscious of the challenges that are faced every day and the need to work together on the socio-pastoral issues in our Church. Our approach, therefore, must be an integrated one that respects both the needs of the displaced persons and those of the...

A Coordinated and Sustainable Response to Migrants and Refugees

by Phuti Makgabo | May 3, 2022 | Migrants and Refugees Office, Uncategorized

“I learned that you can be migrant even within your own community, in our parish we are not that concerned about reaching out to migrants and refugees, I will try hard to create a group/ committee to look at working with migrants and refugees in our...

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale now a member of UN’s Multi-Religious Council of Leaders

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 20, 2021 | Migrants and Refugees Office, News

By: Sr Maria de Lurdes Lodi RissiniSACBC Migrants and Refugees Office – Co-ordinator The SACBC Liaison Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI of Archdiocese of Johannesburg, attended the virtual inaugural meeting of the Multi-Religious Council...

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale urges South Africans to be hospitable towards Migrants and Refugees, and not allow history repeat itself

by Phuti Makgabo | Oct 22, 2019 | Caritas, Caritas South Africa, CPLO, Ikhanya News, Migrants and Refugees Office, News, Uncategorized

THE VIRTUE OF HOSPITALITY IN THE BIBLICAL TRADITION One way of combatting xenophobia is to treat other people the same way as we would like them to treat us. But this is a theoretical statement. It expresses a wish. It may however find meaning within the efforts of...

Collapsing the wall of Seperation: Reconciliation between Migrants, Refugees and South Africans. Biblical Perspective. Paper by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale omi.

by Phuti Makgabo | Jun 4, 2019 | Caritas South Africa, Ikhanya News, Migrants and Refugees Office, News, Social Action

RECONCILIATION BETWEEN MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND SOUTH AFRICANS. A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR Prior to the elections of May 8th, 2019, during the electioneering period, some members of the public openly advocated that migrants and refugees be...