2024 - Imbisa -

11 Dec

Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa lauds SACBC Christian-Muslim interfaithdialogue

December 11, 2024
Posted by SACBC

10 Dec, 2024 The Papal representative in South Africa has lauded the Christian-Muslim interfaith dialogue organised by the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Department of Ecumenism, Interreligious Dialogue, and Dialogue with the Secular World. In...

04 Dec

General

Statement by IMBISA Observer Team for the General Elections in Namibia, 2024

December 4, 2024
Posted by Social Department, IMBISA Secretariat

Approximately 1.4 million voters out of a total population of over 3 million registered to decide the future of Namibia, the southern African desert country. The elections to elect the President and 194 members...

03 Dec

General

St. Augustine’s College Embraces Laudato Sì

December 3, 2024
Posted by SOCCOM Reporter

Opened at the beginning of the year, St. Augustine's College in Sunnyside, Bulawayo, is ticking all the right boxes. The school hosted its Tree Planting Day, a milestone event demonstrating its commitment to caring for...

03 Dec

General

IMBISA Message on the occasion of the celebration of the Centenary of the Major Seminary of St Augustine, Roma-Maseru

December 3, 2024
Posted by IMBISA Communications

The Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) takes this opportunity to congratulate the Major Seminary of St. Augustine of Roma in the Kingdom of Lesotho on the occasion of the celebration of...

30 Nov

General

The prince of peace is coming

November 30, 2024
Posted by Fr. Enrico Parry, IMBISA Secretariat, Zimbabwe

1st Sunday of Advent, Year C Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25, 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2, Luke 21:25-28 and 34-36 I am a little sad to leave behind the beautiful readings in the liturgies of the end of the...

24 Nov

General

“To him was given dominion and glory and kingship.” (Dan 7:14)

November 24, 2024
Posted by Fr Simon Mavhiya, Zimbabwe

SOLEMNITY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE 24 November 2024 Dan 7:13–14, Rev 1:5–8, John 18:33b–37 This year we celebrate the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the universe under the backdrop and...

22 Nov

General

Nature revolts against environmental injustice

November 22, 2024
Posted by Fr. António Pelágio Cachingona

The inertia of the international community, their contribution to climate degradation, its relationship with environmental injustice and the revolt of nature: A reflection on Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum SUMMARY The environmental crisis is the biggest...

21 Nov

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Bishop Sipuka elected the first Catholic to head the Southern African Council of Churches

November 21, 2024
Posted by SACBC Communications

The member churches of the Southern African Council of Churches (SACC) during their Triennial Conference held in October 2024, elected Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of Mthatha Diocese as the new president, making him the...

21 Nov

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Christian life “not game, pastime”, Archbishop in Angola warns, urges “serious commitment” to Faith in Action

November 21, 2024
Posted by João Vissesse

Christian living involves a life of “serious commitment” to practising the faith through acts of justice and love, Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has said. In his November 17 homily at...

21 Nov

General

Statement on the Post-Election environment in Mocambique

November 21, 2024
Posted by IMBISA Communications

Where is your brother Abel? The voice of your brother's blood cries out from the earth to me. Genesis 4:9,10 Two members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (MBISA) Secretariat participated in the...