SACC CLASSIFIES 7TH GENERAL ELECTIONS AS A MATURING OF SA’S DEMOCRACY

by Sheila Pires | Jun 6, 2024 | News

On 5 May 2024, the South African Council of Churches (SACC) gathered religious leaders, members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the South African Police Service (SAPS) and political parties and independent candidates for a National Prayer Day ahead of...

Limpopo bus tragedy: “One human life lost is one too many,” says Bishop Sipuka

by Sheila Pires | Apr 2, 2024 | News

The loss of one human life “is one too many,’ says the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) following the horror crash on the R518 Mmamatlakala Pass in Limpopo that claimed the lives of 45 people on Holy Thursday. In a message shared...

Archbishop Emeritus urges religious and clergy to prioritise families and young people

by Sheila Pires | Mar 21, 2024 | News

The Archbishop emeritus of Pretoria Archdiocese has urged religious and clergy to prioritise families and young people in Kokstad Diocese. In his homily during the centenary anniversary of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Archbishop William Matthew Slattery OFM who served as...

Vatican Dicastery for Communication Seeking “Young Communicators”

by Sheila Pires | Feb 15, 2024 | Communication and Media, News

The Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See is seeking 16 “Young Communicators” to communicate the faith through digital media.After the fruitful three-year project “Faith Communication in the Digital World”, the Dicastery is renewing its commitment to...

In Pastoral Letter, SACBC Call on Eligible Voters to “Keep working for a better future”

by Sheila Pires | Feb 9, 2024 | Communication and Media, News

Catholic Bishops in South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini have, in a Pastoral Letter, called on eligible voters “to keep working for a better future.” In their February 8 Pastoral Letter For 2024 National and Provincial Elections the members of the Southern African...

COMMUNIQUE OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE JANUARY 2024 PLENARY SESSION

by Sheila Pires | Jan 30, 2024 | Communication and Media, News

The bishops of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa gathered for their plenary session under the theme “Synodality” at Khanya House (SACBC national headquarters) in Pretoria from the 23rd to the 30th of January 2024. Having prayerfully reflected in a synodal way on...