Archbishop Nxumalo Reflects on Ongoing Formation at 75 Years of the Southern African Hierarchy

by Sheila Pires | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

As the Church in Southern Africa marks the 75th Anniversary of the establishment of the Southern African Hierarchy, the Archbishop Emeritus of Bloemfontein Archdiocese offered a deeply personal and prophetic reflection centred on the ongoing formation of the people of...

SACBC Plenary Continues with Focus on Clergy Formation, Education, and Social Action

by Sheila Pires | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Catholic Bishops of South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini, who together form the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), continued their annual plenary session on Friday, 23 January 2026, at the SACBC headquarters, Khanya House, in the Archdiocese of...

Bishop Dziuba says authentic Christian leadership is rooted in service shaped by truth and obedience to God’s will

by Sheila Pires | Jan 23, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

The call to truth, humility, and service lay at the heart of the homily delivered by Bishop Stanislau Dziuba OSPPE during the morning Mass on Friday, 23 January 2026, celebrated at the Chapel of St John Vianney Seminary. The Eucharist forms part of the ongoing January...

At morning Mass, Fr Chatteris invites SACBC Bishops to renew hope

by Sheila Pires | Jan 23, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

The image of a small, fragile fishing boat became an invitation to humility, courage, and renewed trust in God during the morning Mass of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) January 2026 Plenary Session. In his homily, Fr Chris Chatteris SJ...

Bishops gather in Pretoria for SACBC January Plenary on ‘Synodality and Mission’

by Sheila Pires | Jan 22, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured

Bishops and Apostolic Administrators of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) are gathered in Pretoria for their January 2026 Plenary Session, taking place from 20 to 27 January at Khanya House, the Conference’s headquarters. The eight-day...

Bishop Rucastle calls Confrères to “divine determination” at SACBC Plenary Mass

by Sheila Pires | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

At the morning Mass of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) January 2026 Plenary Session themed ‘Synodality and Mission’, Bishop Noel Andrew Rucastle of Oudtshoorn invited his brother bishops to embrace a leadership marked by fidelity, courage,...