Please see below the letter of congratulations from the Principal & Vice-Chancellor’s Desk to Archbishop Sipuka.

Attached is a short video clip of Archbishop Sithembele Sipuka taking possession of St Mary’s Cathedral, on Sunday 15 March 2026 at 10.00 a.m.

Please see below a letter from the desk of our Auxiliary Bishop, Sylvester David OMI, on the installation of His Excellency Sithembele Sipuka as Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Town.

At his installation as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cape Town, Archbishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka outlined a pastoral vision centred on unity, synodality, and mission, urging the Church and society to confront divisions and work intentionally toward reconciliation. In his 14 March 2026 address to thousands of faithful gathered at Grandwest Arena in Goodwood, Cape […]

Please note this directive from Bishop Sylvester on the formula for the Eucharistic Prayer after the installation of the Archbishop on Saturday.

Please see the attached letter from Bishop Sylvester David regarding this year’s Mass of the Oils.

Please see below a letter of condolences from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference on the death of the spiritual leader of the Shia community and Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei.

Please see attached a presentation of resources for reflection on the Franciscan Jubilee Year, declared by Pope Leo XIV on 7 January 2026. This resource has been provided by the Departments for Laity & Youth, Christian Formation, Ecumenism, Inter-Faith & Religious Dialogue, and the Commission for J&P of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)

Please find attached the first edition of The Bishops’ Foundation newsletter from the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)

Pope Leo XIV has chosen the theme for the 34th World Day of the Sick, which will be celebrated on February 11, 2026: “The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing another’s pain”.
Please see this page from the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Hum…