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Sheila Pires

Sheila Pires

Sheila Pires is a veteran radio and television Mozambican journalist based in South Africa. She studied communications at the University of South Africa. She is passionate about writing on the works of the Church through Catholic journalism.

Sr. Marivane Chiesa. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Rise in Crime in South Africa Impeding Service to Refugee Women, Children: Catholic Nun

The rise in levels of crime in South Africa is impeding the efforts of a Catholic entity in the Catholic Archdiocese...

Catholic Women in South Africa. Credit: Southern Cross

Catholic Women in South Africa Promoting Rainwater Harvesting amid Scarcity

As parts of South Africa face water scarcity, a group of lay Catholic women led by a retired nurse are...

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST). Credit: Vatican Media

Bishops in Angola, São Tomé Focusing on Children Faith Education in Pastoral Plan

Children’s faith education is the focus of the second year of the triennium Pastoral plan of the Bishops' Conference of Angola...

Newly Established Pretoria Archdiocesan Commission for Caritas, Migrants and Refugees. Credit: ACI Africa

Stop Working in Silos, Archbishop in South Africa Urges Pastoral Agents

The Catholic Archbishop at South Africa’s Pretoria Archdiocese has urged pastoral agents in his Metropolitan See to stop working in silos, and...

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Catholic Peace Entity Bemoans “harsh treatment” of Mozambicans, Others in South Africa

The leadership of Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has lamented the “harsh treatment” of Mozambican and “other foreign nationals” in South Africa.

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How Jesuits in Southern Africa are Empowering Youth in Mozambique Following Cyclone Idai

Members of the Southern Africa Province (SAP) of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) have been reaching out to the youth in a Mozambican Province...

Bishop Stanislaw Dziuba of South Africa's Umzimkulu Diocese. Credit: IMBISA

Bishops in South Africa Urged to Create “parish” Caritas to Enhance “authentic charity”

There is need for Catholic Bishops in South Africa to establish Caritas offices at the level of Parishes in their...

Mons. Masilo John Selemela, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria in South Africa on 16 July 2022. Credit: Archdiocese of Pretoria

Bishop-elect in South Africa Pledges to Assist Archbishop in “realizing pastoral plan”

The newly appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Pretoria in South Africa has said he will strive to assist the Local Ordinary of the South...

Sr. Phuthunywa Catherine Siyali . Credit: Sr. Phuthunywa Catherine Siyali/Facebook

Appointment of Women to Vatican Dicastery an “important development”: South African Nun

An official of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has lauded Pope Francis' decision to appoint three women to the Dicastery of...

Late Yasmin Jessie Duarte. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Late South African Anti-Apartheid Activist Eulogized as “face of multi-cultural diversity”

The Archbishop of Johannesburg Archdiocese has eulogized the late South African anti-apartheid activist, Yasmin Jessie Duarte, as the “face of multi-cultural...

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Catholic Entity Welcomes UN Plan to Investigate Violations against Children in Mozambique

The leadership of Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has told ACI Africa that the entity is in support of the report about the United...

Mons. Masilo John Selemela, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria in South Africa on 16 July 2022. Credit: Archdiocese of Pretoria

Pope Francis Appoints National Major Seminary Rector in South Africa Auxiliary Bishop

Pope Francis has appointed the Rector of St. John Vianney National Major Seminary the Auxiliary Bishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pretoria in South Africa.

Bishop António Lunguiek Pedro Bengui, appointed Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Auxiliary Bishop in Angola Appointed Apostolic Administrator of São Tomé and Príncipe

Pope Francis has appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Angola’s Luanda Archdiocese as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of São Tomé...

Archbishop Stephen Brislin. Credit: Courtesy Photo

South Africans “have right to be protected”: Catholic Bishops to State after Shootings

Following last weekend shootings in multiple South African taverns, Catholic Bishops in the country are calling on the government to...

Heather Blanckensee, the Principal of Sacred Heart High School. Credit: Sacred Heart High School

Catholic School in South Africa to Offer “fulltime primary education” for Refugee Children

Refugee children in Johannesburg, South Africa, are set to have access their primary education in a schedule that matches other...

Isacko Jirma Molu, the Executive Director of Caritas Marsabit (CM). Credit: ACI Africa

Pastoralists in Kenyan Diocese Have "absolutely nothing" as Drought Intensifies: Official

Pastoralists in the Catholic Diocese of Marsabit in Kenya have been left with “absolutely nothing” as starvation in the Kenyan...

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Church Leaders in South Africa Bemoan “disrespect for human life” after Taverns Shootings

Church leaders in South Africa have bemoaned what they call “wanton disrespect for life” following the July 9 shootings at two...

Logo of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CEPAMI). Credit: CEPAMI

Children, Women Most Trafficked in São Tome, Catholic Nun Says, Calls for Their Protection

A Catholic Nun serving at the office that coordinates the affairs of migrants in São Tome and Príncipe has said...

Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Cabo Delgado. Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

Displaced Children in Northern Mozambique “victims of sexual abuse”: Catholic Peace Entity

Children are bearing the brunt of forced displacement from the oil rich Mozambican Province of Cabo Delgado, an official of...

Late Fr.Michele D’Annucci (second from left) with fellow Stigmatine  seminarians Ferdinando Ronconi, Silvano Controneo and Gasperi Dionigio. Credit: The Southern Cross

New Book Honors Catholic Missionary Priest Murdered in Pretoria, South Africa: Author

Late Fr. Michael D’Annucci whose missionary life in Pretoria, South Africa, was abruptly cut short following a car hijacking incident in 2001...