G20 side event in Johannesburg: Catholic Church calls for debt cancellation in the Jubilee Year of Hope
By Kati Dijane As global leaders are gathering in South Africa for the G20 Summit – the first time the forum has taken place on African soil – a powerful faith-based response by the Catholic Church was taking shape on the sidelines. On Wednesday, 19 November 2025,...
Faith Leaders Urge G20 to “Turn Debt into Hope” Ahead of Historic Johannesburg Summit
Leaders of faith communities from across the world have issued an appeal to G20 leaders, calling on them to confront the global debt crisis as a moral and humanitarian emergency ahead of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg — the first G20 summit to be held on African soil....
Archbishop Mpambani on SACBC 75 anniversary: “We need more prayers, wisdom, and strength from the Lord”
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) concluded its November Board Meeting in Pretoria, where bishops gathered to prepare for the upcoming January plenary and the landmark celebration of 75 years since the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in...
Cardinal Napier: Synodality Must Take Root Among the People
The Diocese of Eshowe devoted a full day to reflection on synodality as priests gathered for a presentation led by the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) vice chairperson of the Commission for Synodality, Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa CMM of Kokstad...
Apostolic Nuncio to Southern Africa Presents Book on Sarajevo’s First Archbishop
The Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini presented his book “The Story of Josip Stadler, the First Archbishop of Sarajevo” during a special gathering at St. Jerome’s Croatian Catholic Mission in Johannesburg. The presentation...
South Africa Extends Official Invitation to Pope Leo: A Visit “for Everyone,” says Cardinal Brislin
The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), with the endorsement of President Cyril Ramaphosa, has extended an official invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit South Africa. The invitation, which emerged from discussions during the SACBC’s August plenary...
The Bishops Foundation Newsletter November 2025
Sixty years ago, the Catholic Church took a bold step toward unity, understanding, and peace with the release of Nostra Aetate. In 2025, we honour that milestone — not only as a chapter in history, but as a living invitation to walk together across religious,...
“We are not against African culture,” says Archbishop Jwara
The recent pastoral statement issued by the Bishops of the Durban Metropolitan Province has generated significant discussion within the Church in Southern Africa. The decree, which calls on priests and religious to refrain from practising Ubungoma (traditional...
Bishop Sipuka raises concern over the “spiritual displacement of children”
The President of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) has raised concern about what he calls “the spiritual displacement of our children” through the growing trend of schools holding classes every day of the week, including Sundays. In his address at the SACC...
Bishop Thulani Mbuyisa: Holiness Begins with Emptying Ourselves for God
As the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) Board Meeting comes to an end, Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, in his homily during morning Mass, reflected on holiness. He began by recalling the Gospel story of the rich man who asked Jesus, “Master, what...
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