SACBC/IMBISA call on Catholic communicators to promote ongoing Synod on Synodality

by Sheila Pires | Jun 12, 2024 | News, synodality

The communication office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) in collaboration with the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) held a virtual meeting for Diocesan communicators and Catholic media practitioners in...

Bishop Selemela to Synodal Priests: “Excel in collaborative ministry”

by Sheila Pires | May 6, 2024 | Clergy, synodality

The promotion of a Synodal Church also depends on the formation of priests because “If we are promoting a synodal church, It also means the priests that we form today have to be men who can also excel in collaborative ministry,” suggests the Auxiliary Bishop of...

African Synod Delegates Gather in Nairobi in Preparation for Synod 2024

by Sheila Pires | Apr 24, 2024 | synodality, Uncategorized

Synod delegates from the eight regional conferences of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are in Nairobi, Kenya for a workshop in preparation for the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops scheduled to...

Synod on Synodality to be Addressed at Planned Catholic Council for Laity AGM

by Sheila Pires | Feb 20, 2024 | Christian Formation, Laity, synodality

The planned annual general meeting of the Southern African Catholic Council for Laity (SACCL) will dedicate a session for a report on the Synod on Synodality, the Chairperson has said. In a communiqué shared with the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference...

SACBC President Welcomes Bishops to Plenary Assembly on Synodality

by Sheila Pires | Jan 25, 2024 | Bishop Statements, synodality

In his opening address, the SACBC President extended condolences to fellow confrères who lost loved ones over the past year. He then proceeded to welcome and congratulate Stephen Cardinal Brislin who was created and proclaimed Cardinal by Pope Francis in the...