by Sheila Pires | Mar 10, 2025 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter
In the first Bishops Foundation Newsletter for March 2025, the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Secretary General highlights key spiritual and community events, including prayers for Pope Francis’ recovery, Lenten reflections, and charitable...
by Sheila Pires | Mar 10, 2025 | Featured
By Kati Dijane – Far East Rand Catholic News On Saturday, 8 March 2025, more than 500 people in the Archdiocese of Cape Town gathered at Our Lady Help of Christians in Landsdowne to celebrate a Thanksgiving Mass for Cardinal Stephen Brislin. The celebration was...
by Sheila Pires | Mar 6, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured
In his homily during a special mass of prayer for Pope Francis, the Local Ordinary of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Johannesburg described the 88-year-old Pontiff as a “remarkable and strong leader” whose voice has “transcended religious boundaries, reaching people...
by Sheila Pires | Mar 1, 2025 | Featured
By Fr. Mathibela Sebothoma, Pretoria With the whole world holding thumbs and praying for 88-year-old Pope Francis, who’s currently in hospital, people are starting to ask big questions about what happens to the Catholic Church’s leadership. On Thursday, February 27,...
by Sheila Pires | Mar 1, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured
By Fr. Mathibela Sebothoma, Pretoria As Catholics around the world lift their hearts in prayer for Pope Francis, whose health has shown encouraging signs of improvement, the faithful are pausing to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of a pontiff whose humility,...
by Sheila Pires | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured
By Father Mathibela Sebothoma – Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria Communication officer As Pope Francis remains in critical condition, South African Catholic clerics have offered their perspectives on the implications of his illness and potential succession....
by Sheila Pires | Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized, Featured
The Secretary General of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has described Pope Francis as a leader who has embraced the physical challenges of his role with remarkable determination. In an interview with Newzroom Afrika about Pope...
by Sheila Pires | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a wide-ranging interview about racial divides aggravated by the recent “breakdown in the relationship between the United States and South Africa,” the director of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission (JP) calls for...
by danvdb | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
African Church Leaders praying for Pope Francis In a statement shared with the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Communications Office, the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) expressed closeness to...
by Sheila Pires | Feb 11, 2025 | Bishops Foundation Newsletter, Featured
In the first Bishops Foundation Newsletter for February 2025, the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Secretary General reflects on the Church’s call to peace, mercy, and hope. Fr Hugh O’Connor highlights Pope Francis’ message for the World Day for...
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