IMBISA to host a Justice and Peace workshop featuring the Prefect of the DPIHD, Sister Alessandra Smerilli   The IMBISA Secretariat will host a Justice and Peace workshop bringing together Bishops and Justice and Peace officials...

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Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80: 9,12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20 Philippians 4:6-9 Matthew 21:33-43 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, there is something deeply moving about the image of a vineyard in...

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The Bishops of the Standing Committee Meeting of IMBISA made a joint visit to the  Três de Fevereiro resettlement camp in Pemba on October 1st, 2026, to follow the dramatic route of migrants and...

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Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, as the Church celebrates the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Word of the Lord speaks to us with disarming simplicity: ‘Whoever welcomes even one of these little...

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Manifesto Condemning the Recent Murders in Gauteng, South Africa "The Lord said, 'What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. " – Genesis 4:10. IMBISA publicly expresses its deepest...

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The academic dean at the Institute where I was a theology student was a certain Dr Luke Mlilo. Inside his office, next to the door, there was a picture of a laughing face with...

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Homily for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time Introduction The readings remind us that we have received God's abundant mercy and therefore have a duty to forgive, even though we might not forget. We are...

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The Inter-regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa, IMBISA, held a gathering for religious men and women focusing on mental health and self-care. 29 participants from 8 countries and 22 congregations in the...

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With so many people being swept away by floods, earthquakes, fires and famine, we are reminded that all things on earth are passing and temporary. We have to ensure that we are awake and ready...

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Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) First Reading - Jeremiah 15.16-21 Second Reading - Romans 12.9-18 Gospel - Matthew 16.21-26 Brothers and sisters in Christ, today’s Gospel presents us with a striking moment: Jesus rebukes Peter, the...

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