IMBISA joyfully joins the Church in celebrating the inauguration of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, held on 18 May 2025, in St. Peter’s Square, Rome. Pope Leo’s homily, delivered with humility and pastoral warmth, set...

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First reading: Acts 14:21b-27 Second Reading: Revelation 21:1-5a Gospel: John 13: 31-33a.34-35 The first reading taken from the Acts of Apostle captures a pivotal moment of the early Christian mission as Paul and Barnabas conclude their first...

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This was the last General Assembly to be held before the first ever Plenary Asssembly. It was held in Manzini, Swaziland. It took five days, from the 2 - 6 June 1980. It had...

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The Inter Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) joins the Universal Church in thanking God for the gift of the 267th Supreme Pontiff, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. As a region, we...

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Today we are asked to think about the call of the Good Shepherd in our lives. Each baptized person has a general vocation or call to know, love and serve God in this life,...

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Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and the Church now finds itself in search of a new shepherd, the Pope, shepherd and successor of Peter. At Mass on...

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The venue for the Third General Assembly was at Mazenod in Lesotho from the 26th to the 28th of September 1978. Taking stock of what had transpired since the last assembly, this assembly declared...

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Almost a year after his episcopal ordination, Bishop Zwane of Manzini diocese in Swaziland invited IMBISA to hold its next General Assembly in his home country. The chairman honoured the invitation and from...

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My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, this Sunday we celebrate the occasion of the Second Sunday of Easter, where we are called to continue to keep in mind the core belief of our...

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It is with profound sorrow and deep reverence that we, the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), receive the news of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. On behalf of all...

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