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Vatican Backs Upcoming International Symposium in South Africa, Urges Delegates to Advance Gospel Witnessing

Jun 21, 2025

The Vatican has affirmed its support for the June 23-24 International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity in South Africa and encouraged participants to seize the opportunity to advance the witnessing of the Gospel through dialogue and solidarity.

Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad. Credit: SACBC

Planned National Dialogue “crucial step” to tackle Corruption, Crime in South Africa: Catholic Bishops’ Commission

Jun 14, 2025

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has backed South Africa’s planned National Dialogue, terming it “a crucial step” to address corruption, crime, and other national challenges.

“A momentous breakthrough”: Church in South Africa Welcomes Tiger Brands Settlement for Listeriosis Outbreak Victims

May 14, 2025

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has welcomed Tiger Brands’ “long-awaited” decision to compensate victims of the 2017-2018 listeriosis outbreak.

Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa's Catholic Diocese of Kokstad. Credit: SACBC

“More still needs to be done”: Bishop in South Africa Calls for Increased Awareness amid Surge in Human Trafficking

Apr 16, 2025

The Chairperson of the Social Action Department at the South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has called for increased awareness on human trafficking and gender-based violence among other social injustices that are said to be on the rise in South Africa.

Fr. Thulani Joel Skhosana. Credit: SACBC

Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa Mulling Over Embracing “Sangoma” as More Youths, Whites Become Traditional Healers

Apr 14, 2025

As more young people become spiritual healers in Southern Africa, where they are also referred to as “Sangoma”, Catholic Bishops in the three-nation regional Conference are mulling over the idea to fully embrace them in the Church and even allow them to receive Holy Communion.

Archbishop William Matthew Slattery. Credit: SACBC

Let's Prepare Adequately for “the great occasion” of Holy Week, Easter: South African Archbishop

Apr 5, 2025

The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria has highlighted the significance of the Holy Week and Easter season urging the people of God to prepare adequately and with devotion for “the great occasion.”

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Church Leaders in South Africa Laud Courage of Seven-Year-Old Who Reported Sexual Abuse amid Many Unresolved Cases

Apr 3, 2025

Members of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) have lauded the courage and resilience of a seven-year-old girl who reported that she was sexually abused in the country’s Eastern Cape Province.

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Catholic Church in South Africa Calls for “racial reconciliation” amid Land Reform that Irked Trump

Feb 20, 2025

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has called for “racial reconciliation” in response to ongoing land reform disputes between South Africa and the United States government.

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Church in South Africa Calls for Justice as Listeriosis Continues to Affect Victims, nearly a Decade Later

Feb 9, 2025

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has demaded justice for the 2017-2018 listeriosis outbreak victims, urging the involved private sector to take responsibility rather than hiding “behind legal technicalities.”

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Catholic Education Entity Founded During Apartheid in South Africa Celebrates Milestones at 40th Anniversary

Feb 6, 2025

The Catholic Institute of Education (CIE) has reflected on its milestones since its establishment in 1985, emphasizing its enduring support for schools, teachers, and learners across the Southern African region.

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: SACBC

Poverty in South Africa Now “a scandal”, Must be Addressed: Country's Newest Cardinal Calls for Collaborative Approach

Feb 1, 2025

Stephen Cardinal Brislin has called for collective efforts to address poverty in South Africa, describing people’s rising levels of poverty in the country as “a scandal” that should not be normalized.

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South African Bishop Calls for Communion in Christ Devoid of Race, Tribe, Politics for Synodal Church

Jan 24, 2025

Bishop Jan De Groef of the Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem in South Africa has called for a communion that is rooted in Jesus Christ transcending affiliations based on race, tribe, and culture to promote a Synodal Church in the Southern African nation.

Bishop Sithembele Sipuka. Credit: SACBC

Let’s Handle Illegal Miners Stuck in South African Disused Mine “in a way that respects their dignity”: Catholic Bishop

Jan 6, 2025

The hundreds of illegal miners stuck in a disused mine in Silfontein in South Africa’s North West Province are human beings, whose dignity should be respected, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka has said. 

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

At Christmas, Southern Africa’s Catholic Bishops Call for “new humanity brought about by Jesus” amid Global Challenges

Dec 27, 2024

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) are calling for the realization of a “new humanity” that they say is the reason behind the Nativity of Jesus Christ.

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Thank you for being our Father: Youths in Southern Africa Pen “love letter” to Pope Francis

Nov 27, 2024

Members of the youth ministry at the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC), which includes South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini, have written to Pope Francis, expressing their gratitude to the Holy Father for his leadership as the Vicar of Christ over the past 11 years.

SACBC President, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka (left) and members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Southern Africa Catholic Bishops in Solidarity with Colleagues in Mozambique amid Deadly Post-election Protests

Nov 11, 2024

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) have expressed their solidarity with their colleagues in Mozambique, where post-election protests have resulted in deaths. 

SACBC Synod delegate Archbishop Dabula Mpako of the Archdiocese of Pretoria and SACBC Communication Officer and Secretary of the Synod Commission for Information. Credit: SACBC

Pope Francis Cautions Youths in Southern Africa to Be Aware of the “traps” of Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Oct 18, 2024

Pope Francis has cautioned young people in South Africa against life’s “traps” of alcohol and drug abuse.

Bishop Noel Rucastle, Liaison Bishop for Marriage and Family Life at the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

Marriage Has No Expiry Date, Catholic Bishop in South Africa Counsels against Divorce

Oct 3, 2024

Marriage is a lifelong commitment and has no “expiry date”, the Liaison Bishop for Marriage and Family Life at the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has said.

Participants at a joint meeting between the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life (LCCL) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

Religious Congregations in Southern Africa Seek Collaboration with Bishops to Address Dwindling Vocations

Sep 23, 2024

The just concluded joint meeting between members of the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life (LCCL) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) was an opportunity for the two entities to collaborate on how to address dwindling vocations to religious life.

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński  delivering his keynote address at the just ended conference between the members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) and the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life (LCCL). Credit: SACBC

Here is the Challenge of Including all Voices in Synodal Conversations: Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa

Sep 19, 2024

Inclusivity is not an easy task in the Synodal conversations that propose that every voice be heard, the Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa said.