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Southern Africa Bishops Plan Solidarity Visit to Mozambique's Pemba Diocese amid Crisis
Members of the three-nation conference in Southern Africa have planned to reach out to the Bishop of Mozambique’s Pemba Diocese in a solidarity visit amid insurgency in Cabo Delgado Province.
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South Africans Pay Glowing Tribute to Missionary, Founder of First Catholic Radio
Members of the Clergy, Religious and Laity in South Africa have paid glowing tributes to Fr. Emil Blaser, a Religious Missionary Cleric known for founding the first Catholic Radio Station,...
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Southern Africa’s Pastoral Plan to Provide Context for Planned Pretoria Diocesan Synod
The Pastoral Plan of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) that was launched at the beginning of this year is set to offer the context under which the planned one-year Diocesan...
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Protests amid “uncivilized conduct of looting, arson” Saddening: Nigerian Archbishop
Reports of looting and destruction of property amid nationwide protests in Nigeria have “saddened” the Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese who has recalled the initially youth-led peaceful demonstrations against the country’s Special...
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Pope Francis’ Comment Not Departure from “Catholic Christian Marriage”: African Prelates
The statement by Pope Francis that has made global headlines and triggered a series of controversies is not a departure from the meaning of Catholic Christian Marriage as has been...
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Clergy, Religious Bowing to Family Pressure to Misuse Church Funds: South African Prelate
Priests and religious who are misappropriating funds meant for Church projects are doing so because of pressure from their families and friends who want financial support from the Clergy and...
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South Africa’s Mariannhill Diocese Put under an Apostolic Administrator
Following Apostolic Visitation in the months of February and March, the Holy See has put South Africa’s Mariannhill Diocese under an Apostolic Administrator “with immediate effect,” a letter from the...
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Corruption “the number one threat to our heritage”: South African Prelate
Ahead of the annual Heritage Day celebration in South Africa, a Catholic Prelate in the country has reflected on the level of graft and expressed the fear that corruption was becoming...
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Church in South Africa Defying Setbacks to Resettle Victims of Apartheid Forced Evictions
Every time that Moses Makunyane passes by his ancestral home, a sprawling 3,000 hectares of land tucked in the northern province of South Africa, memories of his childhood in a...
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Church Leaders in South Africa Demanding Justice for 2018 Listeriosis Outbreak Victims
The leadership of the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) is demanding justice for more than 2,000 victims of the 2018 Listeriosis Outbreak, an...
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Southern Africa Prelates Express Solidarity with People of God in Mozambique amid Crisis
Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa have, in a collective statement, expressed their solidarity with the people of God in Mozambique indicating their awareness of “the rapidly deteriorating situation” of Cabo...
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Study Demonstrates Plight of Child-Headed Families in South Africa’s Durban Archdiocese
The leadership of the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of South Africa’s Durban Archdiocese has, in a research report, highlighted the plight of child-headed households (CHHs) in the Church’s jurisdiction.
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Bishops in South Africa Pen Gratitude for Lenten Collection Despite 60 Percent Plunge
Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) have sent a message of gratitude to the people of God under their care for “being faithful to the Church” during...
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We Risk Being Called a “Republic of Corruption,” South African Prelate Cautions
A Catholic Prelate in South Africa has bemoaned increasing reports of graft in the country, a situation he says puts one of Africa’s largest economies at a great risk of...
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At Virtual Prayer Meeting, South African Nun Urges Women to “become life giving”
At an online prayer meeting organized to express solidarity with women who are suffering from solitude and isolation occasioned by COVID-19 restrictions, the South African Nun at the helm of...
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Church Leaders in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Express Solidarity with Bishops in Zimbabwe
Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa and Religious Superiors in Zimbabwe have, in separate statements, expressed solidarity with the Catholic Bishops in Zimbabwe who have come under attack from political leaders...
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News of Corruption amid COVID-19 Crisis Not “a big surprise”: Bishops in Southern Africa
Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have, in a collective statement, expressed their condemnation of alleged misappropriation of COVID-19 resources but indicated that this corruption was somewhat...
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Birth Registration “crucial activity that needs highlighting”: Southern African Bishops
On the occasion of the third African Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day commemorated Monday, August 10, members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have raised concerns over the...
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Pastors in South Africa Risk Prosecution for COVID-19 Non-Compliant Funerals
Gatherings for the last rites in South Africa have been identified as “a major source of mass infection” of the coronavirus with the leadership of the South African Council of Churches (SACC)...
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Bishops in Southern Africa Eulogize Anti-Apartheid Icon for Legacy of Democracy, Equality
Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa have eulogized the late Andrew Mlangeni, the anti-apartheid icon who stood the 1963-1964 Rivonia Trial alongside Nelson Mandela, applauding him for his contribution to democracy and equality in...
