by Sheila Pires | Sep 16, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Featured, Justice and Peace, Social Action
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has received with deep sorrow and grave concern the news of the discovery of the bodies of eight women in Ekurhuleni. The discovery has understandably sent a wave of anger...
by Sheila Pires | Sep 15, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) receives, with shock, profound grief, and outrage, the news of the discovery of women’s bodies in Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein in Gauteng over the past two months, and a sixth body discovered in Springs this...
by Sheila Pires | Sep 9, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured
Religious and consecrated men and women from across Southern Africa gathered in Pretoria to reflect on mental health, self-care and the challenges affecting community life. https://youtu.be/ooIycs7_IJU?si=jsX_QMpdfpTq7FJy Mental health cannot be treated as a luxury...
by danvdb | Sep 3, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops Foundation Newsletter
Season of Creation. The Season of Creation is an annual ecumenical period of prayer, reflection, and action to care for the natural world and protect the environment. It takes place every year from September 1 to October 4. The tradition began in 1989 when Ecumenical...
by Sheila Pires | Aug 31, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Season of Creation
As the Church prepares to begin the Season of Creation on 1 September, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) is calling on the people of God across the region (South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini) to make care for creation a matter of prayer,...
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