SACBC

July 11, 2025

SACBC Statement on Xenophobic Blockade of Access to Healthcare

SACBC statement on Xenophobic Attacks Against Those Seeking Health Care But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart...

Church / Crisis / SACBC

June 30, 2025

SACBC Statement on the Recent Floods in the Eastern Cape

“Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’” (John 20:19) In the wake of the devastating floods affecting Mthatha and the...

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Church / Pope Francis / SACBC

May 2, 2025

Christians pay tribute to Pope Francis at National Memorial Service

By Kati Dijane – Members from different Christian denominations, clad in their church regalia, gathered in Soweto, the heart of South Africa’s rich history, to pay their...

Church / Death / Priests / SACBC

April 30, 2024

SACBC Statement on the Killing of Fr Paul Tatu CSS

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has just heard of the tragic news of the demise of one of our priests based in Pretoria, Fr Paul...

Church / Priests / SACBC / Youth

March 13, 2024

New SACBC Youth Chaplain: My Hope for Young People

By Kati Dijane – The newly appointed chaplain of the SACBC youth ministry, Fr Motankane Mahlako, of Witbank Diocese, opened up in a recent interview about his...

Bishops / Church / SACBC

January 31, 2024

SACBC Plenary 2024 Report

The bishops of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa gathered for their plenary session under the theme “Synodality” at Khanya House (SACBC national headquarters) in Pretoria from...

Bishops / Christmas / Church / SACBC

December 21, 2023

SACBC Christmas Message to the Faithful

A much-needed season of hope for peace. One of the major themes associated with Christmas is peace captured in the song of the angels on the occasion...

Church / Crisis / Prayer / SACBC

November 14, 2023

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...

Bishops / Church / SACBC / Vatican

October 4, 2023

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...