Church leaders call for united action against human trafficking in Africa

by Sheila Pires | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

At a time when human trafficking, modern slavery and anti-migrant sentiment are increasing across parts of Africa, Catholic leaders, civil society organisations and law enforcement agencies are strengthening collaboration to protect the most vulnerable and restore...

Sister Marivane Chiesa: “Bienvenu Shelter jubilee celebrates lives rebuilt through hope”

by Sheila Pires | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office

The year 2026 marks the Silver Jubilee of the Bienvenu Shelter for Migrants and Refugees, a shelter founded 25 years ago in the heart of Johannesburg to respond to the silent suffering of migrant and refugee women arriving in South Africa without shelter, without...

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

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

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...