Archbishop Stephen Brislin Appointed Cardinal
Pope Francis at the end of his Sunday Angelus address, announced the creation of 21 new cardinals. “I am happy to announce that on 30 September I will hold a Consistory for the appointment of new Cardinals,” said Pope Francis towards the end of the Sunday Angelus on...
Fr Mashata on Ecumenical outreach program: “The Poor do evangelise us”
Members of the ecumenical community joined forces on Friday, June 23 to assist the poor living in informal settlements in the south of Johannesburg. The Coordinator of the Ecumenism Department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) together with...
Bishop Sipuka on Ad Limina Visit: Conference must strengthen “self-sustenance drive”
In his reflection on the recently concluded Ad Limina Visit, the Local Ordinary of Mthatha Diocese highlights the strengthening of the “self-sustenance” drives for the Catholic Church in the Southern region. Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference...
June 2nd Newsletter
"The ad limina visit of the Bishops’ Conference has come and gone. The week in Rome just flew by with each day holding its own surprises and challenges," SACBC Secretary General Fr Hugh O'Connor June-2023-2Download
June 1st Newsletter
"The title ad limina is from the Latin ad limina apostolorum (“to the threshold of the apostles”). Every 5 years each Bishops’ Conference around the world is expected to make a trip to Rome to meet with the various departments and offices at the Vatican and then also...
May 2nd Newsletter
"In the Christian tradition, Pentecost is the celebration, 50 days after the resurrection, of the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus, who were gathered in the Upper Room. It commemorates the sealing of the New...
Archbishop Tlhagale at Meeting of Families: “Prepare couples to encounter Christ himself”
At the Annual Archdiocesan Meeting of Families (AMOF), the Local Ordinary of Johannesburg Archdiocese reflected on good marriage preparation to prevent “an increase of invalid or inconsistent marriage celebrations.” “We should raise the level of awareness of the need...
South African Church Leaders call for collective “Ownership of the fight against corruption”
Members of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) have called on South Africans to "take ownership of the fight against corruption.” In the statement to mark the first anniversary of the Zondo Commission Report, the SACC members who include representatives of...
Mons McAleer: Going Back to Ireland “feels great”
“It feels great. I'm very, very content. I'm very happy,” says Monsignor (Mons) Barney McAleer as he prepares to go back to his home country Ireland after 59 years of service to the people of God in South Africa. Religious and colleagues gathered at the Southern...
Archbishop Mpako: Establishing a “Caritas office at the Parish level is not an optional extra”
The President of Caritas Pretoria has called for the establishment of Caritas offices at every parish within the Archdiocese. “Every Priest must make sure that there is a Caritas office in his parish, it is not an optional extra, it is an integral part of what we are...
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