“Stand with the Weak and Vulnerable”: Cardinal Brislin on Faith, Solidarity, and the Holy Land

by Sheila Pires | Oct 12, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

On the Feast of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine, Patroness of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a solemn Investiture Ceremony of new members of the Order was celebrated at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Johannesburg, South Africa. Presiding over...

Caritas Africa President Calls for Renewed Coordination and Communication at the National Level

by Sheila Pires | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized, Caritas, Caritas South Africa, Featured

On Monday, 6 October 2025, the President of Caritas Africa visited Khanya House, the headquarters of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), as part of his official mission to strengthen Caritas structures and collaboration across the continent....

“No Amount Is Safe”: SACBC and DG Murray Trust Unite to Raise Awareness on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

by Sheila Pires | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

As part of International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day, observed globally on September 9 each year, the SACBC Justice and Peace Commission, in partnership with the DG Murray Trust, hosted an awareness workshop at Khanya House on October 6. The...

Young adults gather for historic first SACBC conference in a journey of faith, fraternity and synodality

by Sheila Pires | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Youth Department

By Kati Dijane  The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Youth and Young Adults’ Ministry made history this month by hosting its first-ever Young Adults’ Conference, bringing together 61 young adults from across the 29 dioceses in South Africa,...

“Africa’s Rich in Spirit and Resources”: Bishop Kasonde Reflects on Synodality and Unity at IMBISA’s Golden Jubilee

by Sheila Pires | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The 50th anniversary of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), held in Matsapha, Eswatini, brought together Catholic leaders from across the region to celebrate five decades of faith, dialogue, and pastoral collaboration. Among the...

Bishop Mbuyisa Welcomes Report on Tembisa Hospital Corruption

by Sheila Pires | Oct 6, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission has welcomed the recent report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) exposing the looting of more than R2 billion from Tembisa Hospital. In the statement signed by the Chairperson...

Cardinal Brislin Condemns Xenophobia: “We Cannot Be Silent When the Vulnerable Are Denied Dignity”

by Sheila Pires | Oct 4, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Archbishop of Johannesburg and President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a strong condemnation of recent xenophobic incidents targeting foreign nationals in South Africa. Cardinal Stephen Brislin’s message comes amid...

Occupation, Not the Palestinian Authority, Harms Christians in Palestine

by Sheila Pires | Oct 1, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In a statement shared with the SACBC Communications Office, an ecumenical group advocating for justice in Palestine addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent speech at the UN General Assembly. In the September 27 statement, signed by His Beatitude...

Cardinal Czerny: “The Church walks with, not ahead of, those who suffer”

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

During his first-ever visit to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Cardinal Michael Czerny SJ, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, offered a reflection on what it means for the Church to “accompany” rather than “direct” the people of God —...

Largest IMBISA Assembly in History Opens in Eswatini with Focus on Synodality

by Sheila Pires | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The 14th Plenary Assembly of the Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) is taking place in Manzini, Eswatini, from 24–28 September, coinciding with IMBISA’s Golden Jubilee. Held under the theme “A Synodal Journey, nourished by compassion and...