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Bishop Sipuka says Vatican appointment is a call to deepen interreligious dialogue in Africa

Bishop Sipuka says Vatican appointment is a call to deepen interreligious dialogue in Africa

by Sheila Pires | Jul 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the Vatican announced the appointment of 21 new members to the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, a body tasked with fostering mutual understanding and cooperation between the Catholic Church and other faiths. Among those appointed is...
“Change is an invitation to grow”: Bishop Selemela Urges Priests to Embrace Renewal in Synodal Church

“Change is an invitation to grow”: Bishop Selemela Urges Priests to Embrace Renewal in Synodal Church

by Sheila Pires | Jul 5, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

As the Catholic Church journeys through the Synod on Synodality and the Jubilee Year, the Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria Archdiocese has urged priests to embrace pastoral renewal. In an interview about the weeklong workshop on change management organized by the...
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka Appointed to Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Bishop Sithembele Sipuka Appointed to Vatican Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

by Sheila Pires | Jul 4, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In a significant moment for the Catholic Church in Southern Africa, Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of Mthatha Diocese has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, a key body that fosters understanding and cooperation...
Cape Town Declaration on Global Justice and Solidarity Calls for Systemic Reform

Cape Town Declaration on Global Justice and Solidarity Calls for Systemic Reform

by Sheila Pires | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

At the conclusion of the G20 International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity held at the University of Cape Town, participants from across Africa and the world endorsed the Cape Town Declaration on Global Justice and Solidarity, a policy-focused statement...
A Catechumen’s Memorial: Cardinal Brislin on the Halted Funeral of Ex-Zambian President Lungu

A Catechumen’s Memorial: Cardinal Brislin on the Halted Funeral of Ex-Zambian President Lungu

by Sheila Pires | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In a spirit of pastoral care and fidelity to Church teaching, the Archdiocese of Johannesburg opened the doors of the Cathedral of Christ the King to host a memorial Mass for the late former President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, following a request from the family amidst...
Fr O’Connor says Bishop Mbuyisa’s Vatican Appointment is a “great surprise but also of great pleasure”

Fr O’Connor says Bishop Mbuyisa’s Vatican Appointment is a “great surprise but also of great pleasure”

by Sheila Pires | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Catholic Church in Southern Africa is witnessing a remarkable moment in its history, as Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, CMM, of the Diocese of Kokstad, assumes a significant role in the global Church. Recently appointed by Pope Leo XIV as a member of the Dicastery...
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