Bishops / Christian Leadership / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published July 4, 2020 · Last modified July 3, 2020
In what may be a world-first, two women will be running the secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), as of July 1. This comes after Dominican Sister Tshifhiwa Munzhedzi was appointed...
The bishops of Southern Africa have called on the faithful to avoid getting involved in a social media campaign under the banner #PutSouthAfricaFirst, which they say borders on hate speech in its call for...
Bishops / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published June 26, 2020 · Last modified June 25, 2020
Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani has described his installation as the seventh archbishop of Bloemfontein as a solemn and intimate occasion. The installation of the 63-year-old archbishop took place on June 19, the feast of...
By Carol Glatz – The increased screen time and isolation due to quarantine measures or restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk of grooming and abuse online, a Jesuit safeguarding...
Bishops / Church / Crisis / Suffering and Pain / Violence
by asiel · Published June 21, 2020 · Last modified June 19, 2020
Violence against women and children in South Africa is a “pandemic” which the government has to do more to fight, according to the Justice & Peace Commission (J&P) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’...
By Cindy Wooden – A bishop in northern Italy who had been intubated for 17 days and almost died of Covid-19 celebrated an outdoor evening Mass with doctors, nurses, hospital staff and Caritas volunteers who...
Bishops / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published June 18, 2020 · Last modified June 17, 2020
On the occasion of the feast of Corpus Christi, the bishops of Southern Africa said they felt deeply their inability to share the Eucharist with the faithful. A statement issued by Southern African Catholic...
To mark National Youth Day, Bishop Victor Phalana of Klerksdorp encourages young to believe that they can bring about the change they want in their life and in society. “Forty-four years ago, thousands of...
By Laura Ann Phillips – In Trinidad and Tobago, some are continuing to lobby for legalisation of recreational marijuana, but Archbishop Jason Gordon said he opposes such a move. “I have had the challenge...
In an emotional “farewell letter”, a bishop from Botswana recalled meeting and befriending George Floyd and his family while in the United States. Bishop Frank Nubuasah of Gaborone said he met Mr Floyd—who died on...
Bishop Victor Phalana of Klerksdorp has put a week-byweek plan in place for parishes to prepare and make sure the necessary protocols have been followed to allow for reopening on July 5. The opening...
By Godfrey Olukya – At the annual Uganda Martyrs Day Mass, shared through video, Catholics were urged to remember two nuns who were healed of bubonic plague through the martyrs’ intercession. Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga...
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