South African Jews for a Free Palestine held a picket at the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre on 10 August 2024. Their statement subsequent to the protest can be accessed on the following link. https://sajfp.org.za/statement-on-sajfp-picket-at-the-cape-town-holocaust-and-genocide-centre-cthgc/

The Ahlulbait Mosque in Ottery, in conjunction with the Catholic Church of Cape Town invites you to the fifth meeting of the Platform for Theological Dialogue and Practical Ethics on 15 August 2024 at 7.15 pm at the Ahlulbait Mosque Complex De Wet Rd in Ottery RSVP: +27 82 783 2122 You are free to […]

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) attending the August plenary session in Mariannhill Monastery, on Wednesday, August 7 elected Cardinal Stephen Brislin of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cape Town as President, Archbishop Zolile Peter Mpambani SCI of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bloemfontein as 1st Vice President, and Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara, CMM […]

Please see below a letter from Bishop Sylvester David OMI regarding the blasphemous opening ceremony at the Olympic Games. It is with a great sense of disappointment and disgust that we pen these words. The Olympic Games, like any international event, is meant to foster growth and unity among all peoples. This aim was seriously […]

Cardinal Brislin has asked that prayers of thanksgiving be offered at Masses on the weekend of 20th/21st July, for the success and peaceful outcome of the recent elections in South Africa. For some months before the elections we prayed for the success of the elections, and despite fears of possible violence and other problems, the […]

As the war in Gaza drags on and the death toll rises, those held hostage languish in captivity and those held without trial increase in number. The J&P Commission of the Holy Land speaks out against the misuse of a term used in Catholic doctrine. Download the document HERE.

A message from Pope Francis for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.  

❗An important message from the inter- faith leaders of ECCOC (Electoral Code of Conduct Observer Commission) regarding our elections.  

A thank you from Cardinal Stephen Brislin, as a member of ECCOC, regarding the recent elections.

Please find attached three documents for the celebration of the 4th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Letter from Pope Francis Kit from the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life Synthesis of the Pope’s letter and suggestions for Families and Parishes for the celebration of the Grandparents day from the Department of Formation, Life […]