Johannesburg, 21 May, 2022 / 6:00 pm (ACI Africa).
A Catholic Nun in South Africa has lauded the establishment of the Regional Conference of Major Superiors of Southern Africa (RCMSSA) and described the initiative as “a historic moment” for the Church in the region and “a dream come true”.
In an interview with ACI Africa, the Superior General of the Companions of St. Angela said that the regional forum that was launched on May 14 in Harare, Zimbabwe bringing together six Conferences will be headquartered in the Southern African country.
“We are now officially recognized as a body within the church in Southern Africa, within the continent. So, this is a historic moment for the church. It's a dream come true,” Sr. Nkhensani Shibambu said during the May 15 interview.
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RCMSSA brings together six Conferences spread across eight Southern African countries. The Conferences include the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life (LCCL) in Southern Africa, which includes Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa; Zimbabwe Conference; Lesotho Conference; Namibia Conference; Angola Conference; and Mozambique Conference.