Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land and other War-torn countries
At its meeting from the 7th to the 9th of November 2023 in Lumko Institute, Benoni, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Administrative Board noted with great...
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Thanksgiving Mass: Investiture of Cardinal Brislin
October 1, 2023, St Stephen’s Chapel in the Vatican Gardens, Rome – Bishop Sithembele Sipuka’s homily As we celebrate this Thanksgiving Mass for the inauguration of Archbishop...
SACBC: Our hearts go out to those who lost their lives, families
SACBC Statement On The Tragic Fire At Albert Street, Johannesburg The death of 74 people in the fire at 80 Albert Street in Johannesburg is a tragedy of...
SACBC: Citizens, Reclaim the Dream
A call from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference to All Citizens to Reclaim the Dream Thirty years after the joy of our democratic elections, we remain grateful...
Monsignor Barney McAleer heads back to Ireland
By Sheila Pires – “It feels great. I’m very, very content. I’m very happy,” says Monsignor Barney McAleer as he prepares to go back to his home...
Bishop Sipuka: Successful Ad Limina and Visit to Missionaries
Bishop Sithembele Sipuka reflects on the SACBC’s Ad Limina Visit to Rome – exactly who the bishops met and what they discussed. Photos: Bishop Stanisław Dziuba I...
Archbishop Dabula Mpako’s Homily at Ad Limina Closing Mass
Archbishop Dabula Mpako: We conclude our Ad Limina Visit to Rome by celebrating Mass at this very important basilica. This Basilica of St Mary Major was built...
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale’s Homily at St Paul Outside the Walls
Archbishop Tlhagale: “Our moral authority derives from our ordination” By Sheila Pires – The moral authority of Bishops and priests derives from one’s ordination, the Archbishop of...
Bishop Robert Mphiwe: Retreats offer renewal and sabbatical for priests in need
By Sheila Pires – The renewal programmes offered to Diocesan and Religious Priests by the Clergy Department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) are meant to help...
Cardinal Napier: Ad Limina Visit is “when the Local Church can interact with the Universal Church”
By Sheila Pires – The Ad Limina visit is “an occasion for the local church to interact with the universal church,” says the Archbishop Emeritus of Durban Archdiocese....
