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Cardinal-designate Stephen Brislin receiving gifts from Pope Francis during the Ad Limina Visit of members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

“We are happy”: Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa on Naming of New Cardinal

Jul 10, 2023

The naming of Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town in South Africa among 21 new Cardinals has been met with joy and happiness by members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC).

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin (center), Archbishop Stephen Brislin (left) and Archbishop Protase Rugambwa (right) among the 21 cardinals named by Pope Francis on July 9, 2023.

The Three Newly Named Cardinals from Africa

Jul 9, 2023

Three Catholic Church leaders from South Sudan, South Africa, and Tanzania are among the 21 Cardinals that the Holy Father named after reciting the Angelus prayer on Sunday, July 9.

South Sudanese Archbishop Whose Transfer was Resisted among 21 Newly Named Cardinals

Jul 9, 2023

The Local Ordinary of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese, whose transfer to the country’s only Metropolitan See was resisted amid multiple protest letters is among the new Cardinals that Pope Francis has named. 

Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town in South Africa, one of the three Africans named Cardinals on Sunday, July 9. Credit: SACBC

“Quite confused, bewildered”: South African Archbishop on Being Named Cardinal

Jul 9, 2023

Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town in South Africa, one of the three Africans named Cardinals on Sunday, July 9 says he is “surprised” by his naming.

SACBC President Bishop Sithembele Sipuka greeting Pope Francis during the Ad Limina Visit in Rome. Credit: SACBC

“Comfortable in not playing their role": Bishop in South Africa Laments Laity’s Inactivity

Jul 4, 2023

The Laity in South Africa are not playing their role as members of the church, and they seem to be comfortable with this status quo of inactivity, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of the country’s Mthatha Diocese has lamented.

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale at AMOF 2023. Credit: JHB AD News

Archbishop in South Africa Urges Marriage Preparation to Address Rising Divorce Cases

Jul 1, 2023

Marriage preparations can help address the challenge of the rising cases of divorce South Africa is currently experiencing, Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale of South Africa’s Johannesburg Archdiocese has said. 

Official logo of the South African Council of Churches (SACC). Credit: SACC

Church Leaders in South Africa “confident in the collective power” against Corruption

Jul 1, 2023

Officials of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) have underscored the need for collective efforts among South Africans in the fight against corruption in the country. 

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

“Pray for us”: Catholic Bishops of Southern African Conference ahead of Ad Limina Visit

Jun 10, 2023

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) are seeking spiritual solidarity ahead of their Ad Limina visit, the periodic visit to the Holy See during which Catholic Bishops have an audience with the Holy Father and an opportunity to pray at the tombs of St. Peter and St. Paul.

The 200 South African firefighters who were commissioned to Canada to help fight wildfires. Credit: Working on Fire

“Immensely proud”: Catholic Bishops in South Africa on Mission of Firefighters to Canada

Jun 9, 2023

Catholic Bishops in South Africa are “immensely proud” of South African firefighters who were commissioned to Canada to help fight wildfires.

Bishop Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko with members of the Southern Africa Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) at his Episcopal Ordination on June 3. Credit: SACBC

“Shepherd who unites his flock”: Archbishop at Episcopal Consecration in South Africa

Jun 6, 2023

In exercising his Episcopal Ministry, the new Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Ingwavuma in South Africa will need to be “shepherd who unites the flock”, the Catholic Archbishop of the country’s Bloemfontein Archdiocese has said.

Professor Tebello Nyokong, appointed member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on 2 June 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Professor in South Africa Appointed to Vatican Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Jun 4, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed a South Africa-based Professor of chemistry as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. 

Members of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations. Credit: WUCWO

Catholic Women Have Mission to “mentor, animate the girl child”: Bishop in South Africa

May 29, 2023

Catholic women have the mission to contribute to the bringing up of young girls into Catholic faith and practice through mentorship and animation initiatives, the Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria Archdiocese in South Africa has said.

Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara hands the crosier to Bishop Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi during the May 27 Episcopal Ordination. Credit: SACBC

New Catholic Bishop in South Africa Urged to Foster Unity “without any prejudice”

May 28, 2023

Episcopal Ministry is built around the fostering of unity among the people of God “without any prejudice”, the Catholic Archbishop of South Africa’s Durban Archdiocese has told the Bishop who is to assist him in the pastoral care and administration of the Metropolitan See.

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier speaks at the Vatican Press Office on Oct 14 2014. Credit Bohumil Petrik/CNA

Cardinal in Africa Condemns “outlawing prayer” in UK ahead of Coronation of Charles III

May 4, 2023

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier has criticized policies of the West, including bans on prayers in zones around abortion clinics in the United Kingdom (UK) ahead of the coronation of King Charles III.

Bishop Sylvester David, Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town Archdiocese in South Africa. Credit: SACBC

Sabbath, a time “to shut down the computer” and Rest: Catholic Bishop in South Africa

May 2, 2023

The Sabbath should be a moment “to close the factory and shut down the computer”, the Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town Archdiocese in South Africa has said, underscoring the importance of rest.

Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha Diocese in South Africa. Credit: SACBC

South African Catholic Bishop Advocates for Rural Investment, Multiple “economic agents”

Apr 30, 2023

The Catholic Bishop of Mthatha Diocese in South Africa has urged the leaders in the country to invest in rural areas, facilitating the establishment of industries there.

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale at SECAM Conference on Statelessness in Africa. Credit: SACBC

Protracted Violence Behind Africa’s “many stateless children”: Archbishop in South Africa

Apr 26, 2023

Protracted violent conflicts in African countries has brought about the phenomenon of “stateless children” on the continent, the Catholic Archbishop of Johannesburg in South Africa has said.

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier. Credit: SACBC

Hostility to Migrants “blatant violation” of God’s Commandments: Cardinal in South Africa

Apr 19, 2023

The refusal to accept migrants in South Africa goes against “divine commandment” and the Christian call to give special consideration to “the stranger, the widow, and the orphan”, Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier has said.

Some participants at the conference on immigration that St Joseph’s Theological Institute (SJTI) organized. Credit: SACBC

Archbishop in South Africa Warns of Retaliatory Victimization amid Abuse of Migrants

Apr 18, 2023

South Africans risk receiving a taste of their own medicine in the future should they continue mistreating migrants and refugees who have settled in the country, a Catholic Archbishop in the country has warned.

Bishop Neil Augustine Frank of the Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill in South Africa. Credit: ParkRynie Catholicchurch/Facebook

Land Disputes in South Africa “correlated to lack of social cohesion”: Catholic Bishop

Apr 12, 2023

Disputes over land in South Africa can be linked to inability of the citizens to realize “social cohesion”, the Bishop of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Mariannhill has said.