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SACBC Justice and Peace Commission Calls for Family-Centred Approach to End Gender-Based Violence

SACBC Justice and Peace Commission Calls for Family-Centred Approach to End Gender-Based Violence

by Sheila Pires | Dec 3, 2025 | Uncategorized, 16 DAYS, Featured

As the Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence unfold across the globe, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission has issued an urgent call for a renewed, family-centred strategy to confront violence against...
STATEMENT OF THE SACBC ON THE SIXTEEN DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

STATEMENT OF THE SACBC ON THE SIXTEEN DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

by Sheila Pires | Dec 3, 2025 | Uncategorized, 16 DAYS, Bishop Statements, Justice and Peace

A Call to a Family-Centred Response to the Violence Against Women and Children “Into whatever house you enter, first say: Peace to this household.” (Luke 10:5) We offer this message with pastoral concern, inviting every parish within the SACBC to dedicate one Sunday...
Port Elizabeth Clergy Plenary: Strengthening Communion, Participation, and Mission

Port Elizabeth Clergy Plenary: Strengthening Communion, Participation, and Mission

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

By Ryan Pillay – Port Elizabeth Diocese Communication Officer From November 24 to 26, 2025, the clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth gathered at St. Luke’s Retreat Centre for the annual Clergy Plenary: three days of reflection, fraternity, shared...
Archbishop Jagodziński Receives Hilton Foundation Delegation at the Nunciature in Pretoria

Archbishop Jagodziński Receives Hilton Foundation Delegation at the Nunciature in Pretoria

by Sheila Pires | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Apostolic Nunciature in Pretoria welcomed a delegation from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, led by Sr Jane Wakahiu LSOSF, during their official visit to South Africa aimed at strengthening support for consecrated life and fostering closer collaboration with the...
Cardinal Brislin Highlights the Role of Women Religious During Hilton Foundation Meeting

Cardinal Brislin Highlights the Role of Women Religious During Hilton Foundation Meeting

by Sheila Pires | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has highlighted the critical contribution of women religious to the life of the Church and society during a meeting with a delegation from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Leadership...
Bishops’ Newsletter November 2025 (2)

Bishops’ Newsletter November 2025 (2)

by danvdb | Nov 27, 2025 | Bishop Statements, Uncategorized

The season of Advent is upon us, it is a time of expectation, when we prepare our home and our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. The word Advent is derived from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming”. Advent is a season of hope, a time to...
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