Beyond Cargo and Commerce: The Human Face of the Sea

by Sheila Pires | Jul 29, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, News

Original article and picture: Dicastery for Integral Human Development                       Cardinal Czerny’s message for Sea Sunday 2026 Every year, on the second Sunday of July, Catholic communities celebrate Sea Sunday. For the occasion, the...

SACBC encourages parishes to celebrate Laity Day on 2 August

by Sheila Pires | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Laity

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), through the Office for Formation, Life and Apostolate of the Laity, has invited parishes across Southern Africa to celebrate Laity Day on Sunday, 2 August 2026, the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The...

On World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, SACBC calls for greater honour and care for older generations

by Sheila Pires | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Laity

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), through its office for Formation, Life and Apostolate of the Laity, will join the universal Church in celebrating the Sixth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on Sunday, 26 July 2026, under the...

Stranded between borders and home: Church accompanies undocumented migrants

by Sheila Pires | Jul 15, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

Fearing for their safety after weeks of anti-undocumented migrant protests across South Africa, hundreds of undocumented migrants continue to gather outside the Malawian and Zimbabwean consulates, waiting for transport home. Many say they have chosen to return...

Catholic Church accompanies vulnerable communities as tensions over irregular migration persist

by Sheila Pires | Jul 13, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

“We cannot remain silent and simply watch what is happening in people’s lives.” With those words, Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito opened a dialogue that reflected the Catholic Church’s growing pastoral response to one of South Africa’s most...

On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Nuncio Calls for Peace and Human Dignity in South Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, News

Against the backdrop of rising anti-migrant protests across South Africa, the Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa, Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, has appealed for a renewed commitment to peace, justice and the dignity of every human person, warning against...