Understanding Synodality, Canon Law, and the Life of the Church: Bishop Mbuyisa CMM Clarifies Key Questions

by Sheila Pires | Feb 4, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

Amid ongoing discussions and questions within the Church about Synodality misconceptions, South African Canon Lawer offered important clarification on synodality, canon law, and the proper exercise of dialogue and authority in the Catholic Church. In an interview held...

Archbishop Mpako says, “Synodality is about making the Church more authentic and trinitarian”

by Sheila Pires | Jan 9, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

The Chairperson of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Commission for Synodality has emphasised that synodality is rooted not in structures or strategies, but in the very life of God. In his homily on Wednesday, 7 January 2026, Archbishop Dabula...

“The church operates at a level of theocracy” – Fr. Msomi on Leadership in a Synodal Church

by Sheila Pires | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

More than 60 participants from across the dioceses of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have gathered at St John Vianney Seminary NPC in Pretoria for the Short Course: Leadership in a Synodal Church, taking place from 5 to 10 January 2026. The...

Priests In Mariannhill Diocese Embrace the Synod on Synodality Implementation Phase

by Sheila Pires | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

The Diocese of Mariannhill has taken a significant step forward in the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality, joining dioceses across the region in responding to Pope Francis’s call for a Church that journeys together in communion, participation, and...

Bishop Mbuyisa Leads Durban Archdiocese Clergy Study Day on Synodality

by Sheila Pires | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

The Archdiocese of Durban held its annual Clergy Study Day under the theme of Synodality, led by the Vice Chairperson of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Commission for Synodality. Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, who represented the SACBC at...

“From the People, For the People”: Bishop Frank OMI Ordains 13 in Kevelaer with a Call to Synodal Priesthood

by Sheila Pires | Jul 14, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

“The priest is a pilgrim, journeying to salvation with the People of God—not above them, but among them.” With these words, the Local Ordinary of Mariannhill Diocese, opened his homily during the Ordination Mass of nine priests and four deacons on Saturday, 12 July...