18th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YEAR C Introduction The readings for this Sunday reflect the nature of our lives and the choices we make. We are challenged to examine our priorities, especially in light of our...

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Seventh Plenary Assembly - 2004 The seventh plenary assembly of IMBISA took place from Monday 1 October to Saturday 16 October 2004 at the Chishawasha Seminary in Harare, Zimbabwe. The theme of the plenary was...

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Article credit: https://www.aciafrica.org/ The former Secretary of the Synod on Synodality Commission for Information has underlined the need for ongoing formation on synodality for all members of the Church, especially within the African context. In an interview with...

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SECAM TO HOLD ITS 20TH PLENARY ASSEMBLY IN KIGALI, RWANDA The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) will convene for its 20th Plenary Assembly from July 30 to August 4, 2025,...

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The IMBISA Secretariat had the pleasure of hosting Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) Coordinators from Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Zimbabwe at the Maria Regina Oblate Conference Centre in Windhoek,...

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17th Sunday C Reflection on Prayer St John Vianney said that the great happiness of human beings is to pray and to love. We begin this Sunday by a glimpse into two cities whose inhabitants did...

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Introduction At the beginning of the history of salvation the God of Creation held us accountable for each other’s welfare. Jesus, too, gave us the Great Commandment to love one another. The way we respond...

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Fifteenth Sunday in Year C What if the Lord Jesus were the Good Samaritan, and we the man who was left for dead? Actually, it is not such a novel idea. St. Augustine had preached about...

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Photo credit: Sheldon Reddiar Rt. Rev. Sithembele Anton Sipuka, bishop of the diocese of Mthatha in South Africa and a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), has been appointed...

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14th Sunday, Year C The opening words of the Gospel tell us this: “…The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.”  Here is...

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