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Catholic Institute of Education calls on schools to prioritise the safeguarding of children

Catholic Institute of Education calls on schools to prioritise the safeguarding of children

by Sheila Pires | Jun 6, 2024 | Social Action

The Catholic Institute of Education (CIE) has called on Catholic schools “to continue to make child safeguarding a priority,” and “to ensure adequate resources are in place and that the requirements of the policy are ensured.” In a statement in observance of Child...

Fr Small Commends Church in Southern Africa for “commitment” to Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults

by Sheila Pires | Mar 7, 2024 | Social Action

The secretary for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has commended the Catholic Church in Southern Africa for its commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. In an interview with Vatican News on the sidelines of the recently...

SACBC Peace Institute: New wave of Attacks in Cabo Delgado “has a stronger religious character”

by Sheila Pires | Feb 20, 2024 | Social Action

The new wave of attacks in Mozambique’s northernmost province of Cabo Delgado “has a stronger religious character,” says the director of Dennis Hurly Peace Institute (DHPI). In an interview with the Communication office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops...

Bishop Kizito Calls on the Faithful to be the “voice of the voiceless” To Combat Human Trafficking

by Sheila Pires | Feb 9, 2024 | Social Action

The Liaison Bishop for Migrants and Refugees office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has called on the faithful to be the “voice of the voiceless” to combat human trafficking in the region. In a message shared with the SACBC Communication...

Bishop Kizito on Migrantion: For me one of my aims is to work with the Home Affairs

by Phuti Makgabo | May 25, 2022 | Migrants and Refugees Office, Social Action

At the beginning of the second day of the workshop on Migration on the Diocese of Bethlehem and Cross-Borders, Bishop Joseph Kizito of the SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office thanked the organizers for having invited the brothers and sisters from Lesotho. Speaking in...

Food parcels donation by Caritas Durban to flood victims

by Phuti Makgabo | May 16, 2022 | Caritas, Caritas South Africa, News, Pope, Social Action

On Saturday, 14 May 2022, Caritas Durban led by its President Archbishop Mandla Jwara accompanied His Excellence, Archbishop Peter Wells, the Nuncio to Southern Africa together with his First Secretary, Monsignor Dario Paviša, to visit 3 of the areas that were...
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  • Archbishop Tlhagale at 200th Anniversary: “The flaming torch of Abbot Pfanner brought us the amazing light of Christ”December 8, 2025
  • SACBC Pays Tribute to Bishop Edward Risi OMIDecember 5, 2025

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