“Allow God to be God again in our lives”: Archbishop Mpako calls for deeper conversion this Christmas

by Sheila Pires | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

As the Church approaches the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord, a Christmas gathering was held at the Apostolic Nunciature in Pretoria, beginning with the celebration of Holy Mass. The Eucharist was presided over by Archbishop Dabula Mpako of Pretoria, who also...

Archbishop Mpambani Reflects on His Mission as Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes–Upington

by Sheila Pires | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In his first interview since assuming responsibility for the Diocese of Keimoes–Upington, Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani SCJ has spoken openly about the mission entrusted to him as Apostolic Administrator, describing it as a call to service received in humility and...

Bishop Risi Remembered as a Shepherd Formed at the Foot of the Cross

by Sheila Pires | Dec 19, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

Thousands of faithful gathered at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Pella for the Requiem Mass of Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi OMI, who served the Diocese of Keimoes-Upington for 25 years. Clergy, religious, and lay faithful from across the diocese and...

Archbishop Mpambani at Memorial Mass: Bishop Risi “Served the Church with Enthusiasm and utmost commitment”

by Sheila Pires | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishops' Homilies, Featured

The life and ministry of the late Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi OMI were recalled as a testimony of faithful service to the Church during the Memorial Mass celebrated at St Augustine’s Co-Cathedral in Upington. The Co-Cathedral was filled to capacity as clergy,...

Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa Conveys Papal Condolences at Memorial Mass for Bishop Risi

by Sheila Pires | Dec 17, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Catholic community of the Diocese of Keimoes–Upington gathered at St Augustine’s Co-Cathedral in Upington for a Memorial Mass offered in suffrage for the late Most Reverend Edward Gabriel Risi OMI, who served as Bishop of Keimoes–Upington for 25 years. The Holy...

Cardinal Brislin Invites the People of God to Welcome Christ’s Light Amid Global and Local Uncertainty

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

In his Christmas Message to the People of God in Southern Africa, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), invites the faithful to contemplate the mystery of the Incarnation as a source of hope in a world marked...

Archbishop Mpambani Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes–Upington

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

The Apostolic Nunciature to South Africa has announced the appointment of Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani S.C.I., Archbishop of Bloemfontein, as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Keimoes–Upington, following the passing of Bishop Edward Gariel Risi OMI on 04...

The Bishops’ Foundation Newsletter December

by danvdb | Dec 12, 2025 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter, Uncategorized

The Bishops' Foundation Newsletter The Church in Southern Africa is mourning the death of Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi, Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, who passed away on Thursday morning, 4 December 2025, at the age of 76. His death followed several months of ill-health;...

Southern African Bishops Call for Protection of Whistleblowers After Assassination of Marius van der Merwe

by Sheila Pires | Dec 11, 2025 | Uncategorized, Bishop Statements, Featured

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a statement following the assassination of whistleblower Marius van der Merwe, expressing concern about the impact such incidents have on public trust, justice, and the country’s social fabric. The...

Cardinal Brislin Lauds Abbot Pfanner’s “legacy of non-racialism,” and urges perseverance in the beatification cause

by Sheila Pires | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has lauded the enduring vision and prophetic witness of Abbot Francis Pfanner, calling his “legacy of non-racialism…a way to promote respectful intercultural living” and urged the Mariannhill...