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03 Feb

Pope Leo XIV visits Angola this year

February 3, 2026
Posted by Admin - Imbisa

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...

30 Jan

General

Aggiornamento

January 30, 2026
Posted by Fr. Thulani Gubula, South Africa

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...

30 Jan

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IMBISA solidarity statement on the floods in Southern Africa

January 30, 2026
Posted by IMBISA Communications

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...

24 Jan

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God enters our darkness with light: from division to unity, from comfort to mission

January 24, 2026
Posted by Fr. Motankane Mahlako, South Africa

3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Introduction Isaiah addressed people faced with fear and political instability. The northern regions of Zebulun and Napthali were among the first to suffer invasion by the Assyrian empire. These lands experienced...

16 Jan

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Behold the Lamb of God

January 16, 2026
Posted by Fr. Johan Strydom, South Africa

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time A How great to have green vestments again as we want to let the life of Christ born in us anew to grow ever more mature, as green represents growth...

11 Jan

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This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased

January 11, 2026
Posted by Bishop Osório Citora AFONSO, IMC, Mozambique

Baptism of Jesus In the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year A, the Liturgy of the Word echoes the voice of God. In the first reading, God presents his Son saying: “Here is...

09 Jan

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Message of Congratulations on the Appointment of Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka to the Archdiocese of Cape Town

January 9, 2026
Posted by IMBISA Secretariat

With immense joy and gratitude to God, IMBISA received the news of the appointment of Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of SACBC, until then Bishop of Mthatha, as Archbishop of Cape Town, by the Holy...

03 Jan

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Reflection for Sunday of the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord – Year A

January 3, 2026
Posted by Celestino Victor Mussomar, Moçambique

The liturgy of the Sunday of the Solemnity of the Epiphany teaches us that the birth of the Child Jesus is an act of redemption for all humanity. The Child Jesus, with the adoration...

02 Jan

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RIP Bishop Serafim Shingo-ya-Hombo

January 2, 2026
Posted by IMBISA Secretariat

Note of condolence for the passing of Bishop Serafim Shingo-ya-Hombo, OFM.Cap. - Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Mbanza Congo - CEAST “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God...

27 Dec

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Your children will be like olive shoots around your table

December 27, 2025
Posted by Fr. Daniel Raul, Mozambique

Reflection on the Word of God – Sunday of the Holy Family 4th Day of the Octave of Christmas, Year A First Reading: Sirach 3:3-7, 14-17a In Mozambique, around 1980, during the years of revolutionary fervour, to...