Officials and staff members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) head office in Pretoria enjoyed special visits on successive days. Visiting the new Khanya House in Waterkloof for the first time were Archbishop...
Daluxolo Moloantoa, Cape Town – For a long time, the biblical quote “The truth will set you free” was emblazoned on a banner hanging outside St Mary’s cathedral in Cape Town while...
Only when we have a heart “can we change the misery of the world, because the heart propels us to action”, said the president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference. Addressing SACBC staff...
Bishops / Church / Erin Carelse
by Erin Carelse · Published July 8, 2019 · Last modified September 11, 2019
After 25 years as a bishop, Archbishop William Slattery OFM is now retired – but he still has many plans. ERIN CARELSE spoke to him. Now that he has been succeeded by Archbishop Dabula Mpako...
After the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the Jesuits in South Africa are collecting donations in cash or kind (clothes, blankets, non-perishable food) for those affected, to be distributed...
Bible / Christian Living / Christian Mission / Scripture
by Jael SC · Published September 12, 2018 · Last modified September 10, 2019
As the Catholic Bible Foundation turns 25, head Br Mike Chalmers CFC looks back at how it started – in the most unlikely of places. The Catholic Bible Foundation (CBF) will celebrate its...
The Catholic Church’s immutable belief in the sanctity of life found renewed expression this month when Pope Francis amended the Catechism to declare capital punishment “morally inadmissible”.
Editorials / Editorials 2013 / Life Issues
by admin · Published February 6, 2013 · Last modified September 16, 2019
BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON – Sixteen years ago, the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed by the South African parliament, legitimising the practice of direct abortion under certain conditions. Legal challenges against the...
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