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Bishop Mbuyisa Welcomes Report on Tembisa Hospital Corruption

Bishop Mbuyisa Welcomes Report on Tembisa Hospital Corruption

by Sheila Pires | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission has welcomed the recent report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) exposing the looting of more than R2 billion from Tembisa Hospital. In the statement signed by the Chairperson...
Cardinal Brislin Condemns Xenophobia: “We Cannot Be Silent When the Vulnerable Are Denied Dignity”

Cardinal Brislin Condemns Xenophobia: “We Cannot Be Silent When the Vulnerable Are Denied Dignity”

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

The Archbishop of Johannesburg and President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a strong condemnation of recent xenophobic incidents targeting foreign nationals in South Africa. Cardinal Stephen Brislin’s message comes amid...
Occupation, Not the Palestinian Authority, Harms Christians in Palestine

Occupation, Not the Palestinian Authority, Harms Christians in Palestine

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

In a statement shared with the SACBC Communications Office, an ecumenical group advocating for justice in Palestine addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech at the UN General Assembly. In the September 27 statement, signed by His Beatitude...
Cardinal Czerny: “The Church walks with, not ahead of, those who suffer”

Cardinal Czerny: “The Church walks with, not ahead of, those who suffer”

by Sheila Pires | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

During his first-ever visit to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, offered a reflection on what it means for the Church to “accompany” rather than “direct” the people of God —...
Largest IMBISA Assembly in History Opens in Eswatini with Focus on Synodality

Largest IMBISA Assembly in History Opens in Eswatini with Focus on Synodality

by Sheila Pires | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The 14th Plenary Assembly of the Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) is taking place in Manzini, Eswatini, from 24–28 September, coinciding with IMBISA’s Golden Jubilee. Held under the theme “A Synodal Journey, nourished by compassion and...
“Custodians of Hope”: Cardinal Brislin opens IMBISA golden jubilee with call to trust, renewal, and unity

“Custodians of Hope”: Cardinal Brislin opens IMBISA golden jubilee with call to trust, renewal, and unity

by Sheila Pires | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) opened its Golden Jubilee Plenary Session with a solemn Mass celebrated in Manzini Diocese, Eswatini, bringing together over 120 delegates from the six episcopal conferences that form IMBISA. In his...
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