Pope Francis: “Here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.”

by Phuti Makgabo | May 13, 2022 | Migrants and Refugees Office, News, Pope

In his message of the 9th May titled “Building the Future with Migrants and Refugees” for the 108 World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022, the Holy Father sends a reminder that the ultimate meaning of our “journey” in this world is the search for our true homeland,...

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale: Causes of forced migration, challenges posed by forced migration, the way out, and the pastoral vision

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

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale on behalf of the The SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office made a presentation to the Multi-Religious Council of Leaders on the 09 May 2022. The online meeting was attended by various leaders of various religious from different parts of the...

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...