Who is the Head of the Catholic Church in SA?
We have a cardinal, but we also have the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) with a president, currently Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha. But who is...
Category: Bishops
Cardinal-Designate Hopes for Dialogue with New President
By Cindy Wooden – As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D Gregory said he hopes...
Dowling retires as pope makes new bishops appointments
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Kevin Dowling of Rustenburg, Southern Africa’s second-longest serving active bishop, and has appointed a successor. He also transferred the...
Kenyan Bishops Urge Support For Doctors During Covid-19 Pandemic
By Fredrick Nzwili – Kenyan bishops are calling for increased support for medical personnel in the Covid-19 pandemic front lines, as reports indicate 25 doctors have died...
A Tribute to Fr Emil Blaser OP by Cardinal Wilfrid Napier OFM
I got to know Fr Emil Blaser through his work at the Bishops’ Conference, where a number of his confreres were also engaged. Some were teaching at...
Polish cardinal dies 10 days after being disciplined by Vatican
Polish Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, retired archbishop of Wroclaw, died November 16, just 10 days after the publication of Vatican disciplinary measures against him related to sexual abuse....
Mccarrick Report At Odds With Cardinal Wuerls Claims Of Ignorance
The McCarrick Report sheds new light on when former Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, knew of allegations made against his predecessor, and what steps he and...
Mccarrick Report Highlights Weaknesses In Process For Vetting Bishops
By Cindy Wooden -The Vatican report on Theodore E. McCarrick highlights repeated failures in the process for vetting bishops, a process that often seemed more focused on...
I Couldn’t Fix Myself: A Bishop’s Journey Through Mental Health Crisis
In December 2019, Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln announced he was going on a medical leave of absence. Citing diagnoses of depression and anxiety,...
McCarrick Report: Three Bishops Lied
By Hannah Brockhaus – The Vatican’s Secretariat of State published Tuesday a report on Theodore McCarrick, saying that the Holy See had received inaccurate information about McCarrick from...
UK Abuse Inquiry Says Cardinal Nichols Put Church Reputation First
By Simon Caldwell – The Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Vatican failed to show compassion or leadership in the fight against child abuse, a UK...
Southern Africa’s Pastoral Plan to Provide Context for Planned Pretoria Diocesan Synod
By Mercy Maina – The Pastoral Plan of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) that was launched at the beginning of this year is set to offer...
