by danvdb | May 28, 2026 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter
Dear Friends Sometimes we feel like the little fellow in the picture. When I was writing the work “fellow” I thought what about the ladies but then remembered that because of a genetic mutation 80% of ginger cats are male and so if I was a betting man there is a...
by Sheila Pires | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized, Ecumenism, Featured, Interreligious Dialogue
An interfaith meeting bringing together leaders from the Catholic Church, Methodist community, Muslim community, and Hindu faith tradition was held at the Sivan Gnana Sabay Sivan Koil Temple in Lenasia, Johannesburg. The 26 May 2026 gathering sought to initiate the...
by Sheila Pires | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office
At a time when human trafficking, modern slavery and anti-migrant sentiment are increasing across parts of Africa, Catholic leaders, civil society organisations and law enforcement agencies are strengthening collaboration to protect the most vulnerable and restore...
by Sheila Pires | May 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office
The year 2026 marks the Silver Jubilee of the Bienvenu Shelter for Migrants and Refugees, a shelter founded 25 years ago in the heart of Johannesburg to respond to the silent suffering of migrant and refugee women arriving in South Africa without shelter, without...
by Sheila Pires | May 20, 2026 | Bishop Statements
As tensions and violence against migrants continue to spread across parts of South Africa, the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has issued a pastoral letter condemning attacks on foreign nationals and warning political...
by Sheila Pires | May 18, 2026 | Featured, Communication and Media
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) says the theological and pastoral research process on the question of ubungoma (traditional healing) is expected to be completed by January 2027, as the Theological Advisory Committee (TAC) continues to seek a...
by Sheila Pires | May 18, 2026 | Featured, Migrants and Refugees Office
At the heart of the Catholic Church’s growing response to human trafficking in Southern Africa, young people are increasingly being recognised not only as beneficiaries of protection, but as protagonists of prevention, advocacy, and healing. This vision came into...
by Sheila Pires | May 13, 2026 | Featured, Dennis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI)
A profound sense of gratitude, sorrow, and Christian hope marked the Funeral Mass of Johan Viljoen, celebrated on Wednesday, 13 May, at Khanya House, the headquarters of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) in Pretoria, where bishops,...
by Sheila Pires | May 13, 2026 | Featured, Dennis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI)
The President of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) has expressed profound sorrow at the passing of Mr Johan Viljoen, a longtime humanitarian worker and former Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute, describing him as “a true brother and friend” whose...
by Sheila Pires | May 12, 2026 | Featured, Laity
At a time when the Catholic Church is intensifying its reflection on marriage and family life across the world, the Liaison Bishop for Marriage and Family Life Office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has called for a renewed pastoral...
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