First Sunday of Lent Gen. 2:7–9, 3:1–7; Ps. 51:3–6, 12–13, 17; Rom. 5:12–19; Matt. 4:1–11 Last Wednesday we celebrated Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Lenten journey that will last for forty days.  Just...

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"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" Psalm 118:26. IMBISA greets with profound joy the news of the appointment of Bishop Amos Mabuti Masemola as the new pastor of Kroonstad, made...

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today the Word of God places before us a question that is at once simple and profound: life or death, fire or water. Sirach speaks with luminous clarity, reminding...

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To all the National Conferences of Major Superiors of Southern Africa Gathered in an Ordinary Assembly from January 28 to February 2, 2026, in the city of Luanda (Angola), under the motto "Consecrated Life United...

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5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A Reading 1: Isaiah 58:7-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 112, Reading 2: 1 Cor 2:1-5, Gospel: Mt 5:13-16 The gospel reading is a continuation of Jesus’ sermon on the mountain. Jesus...

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Pope Leo XIV visits Angola this year.   Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Matthew 21:9. IMBISA (Inter-Regional Association of Bishops of Southern Africa) greets with faith and joy the announcement made...

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In 1959, Pope John XXIII expressed his desire to convoke a council that would be known to the whole Church. This would become the Second Vatican Council. In announcing it, he used a word...

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Photo credit: http://Youtube Screenshot / Associated Press The Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa hereby expresses its solidarity with the people of Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, who are presently experiencing the disastrous effects...

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