Cardinal Brislin joins Holy See in calling for prayers for peace in the Holy Land

by Sheila Pires | Oct 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

In a communiqué shared with the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) communications office, Cardinal Stephen Brislin calls on all parishes in Cape Town Archdiocese to pray for peace in the Holy Land. “I ask all our parishes to hold in prayer the very...

Bishop Mbuyisa says synod is a “Kairos moment” for the church

by Sheila Pires | Oct 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

The Synod on Synodality is a “Kairos moment” for all the baptized, says the Local Ordinary of Kokstad Diocese. In an interview with the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) communications office prior to his departure to Rome, Bishop Thulani Mbuyisa...

SACBC Bishops Say, encounter with Pope Francis was the highlight of the training course for new Bishops

by Sheila Pires | Sep 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

Some 110 newly ordained bishops from Africa and Madagascar, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania met in Rome for the training course for new bishops under the theme “Living the Episcopal Mission in a Synodal Church.” During the September 4-13 seminar organised by the...

Bishop Ponce de León Says “Communications is at the heart” of IMBISA

by Sheila Pires | Sep 15, 2023 | Uncategorized

Addressing participants at the end of a communications seminar held at Lumko retreat and conference centre in Benoni, South Africa, Bishop José Luis Gerardo Ponce de León said “Communications is at the heart” of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern...

Archbishop Jwara: AmaZulu Prime Minister was a “principled man”

by Sheila Pires | Sep 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

The Local Ordinary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durban in KwaZulu Natal has offered the Church’s condolences on the death of the founder and President Emeritus of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). In the message of condolences addressed to the “Buthelezi family, the...

International Movement of Catholic Students 2023 World Assembly

by Sheila Pires | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized

Catholic tertiary students met in Thailand for the 2023 International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS) World Assembly. Among those present were delegates from South Africa led by the Youth Chaplain of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Fr....