CATHCA Raises Concerns Over 2025 Health Budget’s Impact on Vulnerable Communities

by Sheila Pires | May 26, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Catholic Health Care Association (CATHCA) has acknowledged the South African government’s 2025/26 health budget allocation of R275.5 billion. While this reflects an overall increase in health expenditure, CATHCA warns that targeted reductions within specific...

Strengthening Religious Life in Africa: COMSAM Symposium and AGM to Be Held in South Africa for the First Time

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

In an interview with the communication office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), Fr Emmanuel Mvomo, Secretary General of the Confederation of Conferences of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (COMSAM), spoke about the significance of...

Johannesburg Catholic Schools Gather for Annual Grade 11 Mass and Food Donation Drive

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

Celebration of Faith, Community, and Service Marks the Jubilee Year The Annual Catholic Schools Mass for Grade 11 learners in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg took place over two days, May 14 and 15, 2025, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, uniting hundreds of...

“Without marriage and family, there is no foundation for evangelization,” warns Bishop Zondi

by Sheila Pires | May 14, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

The Marriage and Family Life Office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Lumko Institute and Conference Centre in Benoni, Johannesburg, from May 10 to 11, 2025. The meeting brought together...

“A Moment of Grace and Discernment”: Cardinal Brislin Reflects on the Conclave and Pope Leo XIV

by Sheila Pires | May 13, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

In this exclusive post-conclave interview, Cardinal Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Johannesburg, shares a deeply personal and spiritual reflection on his experience during the recent conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. It was his first time participating in a papal...

SACBC Justice and Peace Commission Responds to Tiger Brands’ Listeriosis Settlement Offer

by Sheila Pires | May 12, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured, Justice and Peace

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has welcomed the long-overdue decision by Tiger Brands to submit a settlement offer in the listeriosis class action lawsuit—a case that has dragged on for more than seven...

“One of Our Own”: Augustinian Sisters Reflect on the Election of Pope Leo XIV

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

The election of Pope Leo XIV has brought joy, pride, and a renewed sense of hope to many across the globe, but perhaps none more so than the Augustinian family. In an exclusive interview with the Communication Office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’...

Mater Dolorosa Parish in Mbabane elevated to a co-cathedral, hosts annual Bishop Mandlenkosi Zwane Memorial Lecture

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

By Kati Dijane   On the warm Saturday morning of 10 May 2025, more than 170 people gathered at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Mbabane, in the Diocese of Manzini, to witness the historic elevation of the parish to the dignity of a co-Cathedral and the blessing...

SACBC Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Gratitude and Prayer

by Sheila Pires | May 8, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured

Archbishop Emeritus Tlhagale OMI remembers Pope Francis as a “Shepherd of Mercy and Peace”

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

In a video recording in honour of the late Pope Francis, Archbishop Emeritus Buti Joseph Tlhagale OMI of Johannesburg offers a heartfelt tribute to the Holy Father, describing the late Pope Francis as “a special leader” whose influence transcended religious boundaries...