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The Bishops’ Foundations Newsletter

The Bishops’ Foundations Newsletter

by danvdb | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops Foundation Newsletter

The Bishops Foundation Newsletter April Dear Friends Another Holy Week is upon us, and we journey with Jesus with our own anxieties and worries alongside others with theirs. In a world torn apart by violence and destruction, filled with so many words and empty...
St Anne’s Sodality Leaders Encouraged to Serve with Humility and Commitment

St Anne’s Sodality Leaders Encouraged to Serve with Humility and Commitment

by Sheila Pires | Apr 29, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Laity

Members of the leadership of St Anne’s Sodality from across Southern Africa gathered in Johannesburg Archdiocese for a three-day inter-diocesan council meeting focused on formation, leadership, and service within the Church. The gathering brought together newly...
Church and state in focus at the 2026 Bishop Mandlenkhosi Zwane Memorial Lecture

Church and state in focus at the 2026 Bishop Mandlenkhosi Zwane Memorial Lecture

by Sheila Pires | Apr 28, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

By Kati Dijane The faithful gathered at the Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral on Saturday, 25 April 2026, for the annual Bishop Mandlenkhosi Zwane Memorial Lecture, an event that continues to honour the life, legacy and enduring vision of the first local bishop of...

Lenten Reflections Third Sunday

by danvdb | Apr 1, 2026 | Uncategorized, Lenten Reflections, Lenten Reflections 2023, Reflection

Lenten Reflections offered by the SACBC Departments: Laity, Ecumenism, Christian Formation Liturgy and Culture, Social Action Department. FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Fr. Francis Cibane, SACBC Christian Formation, Liturgy and...
Cardinal Napier OFM Urges Faithful to Remain Steadfast in Following Christ as Holy Week Begins

Cardinal Napier OFM Urges Faithful to Remain Steadfast in Following Christ as Holy Week Begins

by Sheila Pires | Mar 29, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

As the Church enters Holy Week, Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM has encouraged the people of God to remain focused on Jesus Christ and to renew their commitment to living the Gospel with sincerity and consistency. In his Palm Sunday reflection, the Archbishop Emeritus...

Bishop Lenten Appeal Week 3

by danvdb | Mar 25, 2026 | Bishop Statements, Uncategorized

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  • Bishop Zondi Reflects on Family Ministry Ahead of Vatican GatheringMay 12, 2026
  • Participants in IMBISA-SACBC Webinar Call for Stronger Church Voice Amid Anti-Migrant Protests in South AfricaMay 12, 2026
  • Southern Africa mourns humanitarian and peace advocate Johan ViljoenMay 7, 2026

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