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. Regina Ignatia Aflah, HDR. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Caritas Africa Entity Advocates for More Women Religious in Catholic Continental Body

An official of the Caritas Africa Women Task Force Committee (CAWTFC) has expressed concern over a limited representation of women Religious in Caritas...

Fr. Peter John Pearson. Credit: Sheila Pires

Policy on Quotas for Foreign Workers in South Africa “opens for discrimination”: Priest

A Catholic Priest in South Africa serving as the Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO), an office of the Southern...

Archbishop Stephen Brislin of South Africa's Cape Town Archdiocese. Credit: SACBC

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Disrespect for “sovereignty”: Southern Africa Bishops

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrespects “the sovereignty of each nation”, the spokesperson of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), Archbishop Stephen...

Fr. Paulo Borges Vaz. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Religious Education in Cape Verde to Provide “integral human formation”: Priest

The re-introduction of Moral and Catholic Religious Education (EMRC) in schools in the Island nation of Cape Verde is expected...

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

Declare “state of emergency” on Drought in Southwest Angola: Catholic Entity to Government

The leadership of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São...

Credit: Mamokhantso Refiloe Nkune, Lesotho Catholic Commission of Justice and Peace Mining and Social Justice Officer

Create “policies that include women” in Lesotho, Catholic Social Justice Official to State

Mamokhantso Refiloe Nkune of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Lesotho is calling upon the government to create labor “policies...

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito with Secretaries General, Coordinators of Justice and Peace commissions, and persons responsible for migrants and refugees from eight countries of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA). Credit: Brend Gwasira, programs Officer

Catholic Bishop in South Africa Calls for “joint advocacy” in Countering Xenophobia

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has called for “joint advocacy” in countering xenophobic sentiments in South Africa.

Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok of South Sudan's Malakal Diocese. Credit: AMECEA

Synodal Process Ongoing in South Sudanese Diocese Despite “humanitarian emergency”: Bishop

The people of God in South Sudan’s Malakal Diocese are taking part in the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality despite the humanitarian emergency...

Parish Health Apostolate in Southern Africa to Help Raise Awareness of Mental Issues

An envisaged Catholic Parish health apostolate aims to raise awareness about mental issues, an official of the entity behind the...

Education, Healthcare “our biggest achievements”: Nun in Eswatini Ahead of Centenary Fete

A member of the Congregation of the Mantellate Sisters, Servants of Mary (MSM), commonly known as Servite Sisters, has highlighted education and...

Women fetching water through sand abstraction on drying Nyautande riverbed. Credit: Caritas Zimbabwe

Caritas Zimbabwe Coordinator Highlights Effects of, Intervention in Tropical Storm Ana

Tropical Storm Ana left a trail of destruction and disrupted human life in multiple districts in Zimbabwe, the Coordinator of...

Catholic Missionary Nun in South Africa Calls for Human Trafficking Education in Schools

A Catholic Missionary Nun in South Africa is advocating for the introduction of human trafficking education in schools as a...

Sr. Nkhensani Shibambu, Superior General of the Companions of St. Angela and doubles as the President of the Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life (LCCL) in Southern Africa. Credit: ACI Africa

Nun in South Africa Lauds Pope Francis for Spotlighting Women Religious in February Prayer

A Catholic Nun in South Africa has lauded Pope Francis for putting a spotlight on women Religious in his prayer...

Sr. Hermenegild Makoro, the South African member of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood Sisters who was recently appointed to the Commission for Methodology of the 2023 Synod of Bishops. Credit: Fr. Paul Tatu, CSS/South Africa

It was “a surprise, a challenge”: African Nun on Appointment to Bishops’ Synod Commission

The South African Catholic Nun recently appointed to the Commission for Methodology of the 2023 Synod of Bishops has shared her reaction to the...

The late Cleopas Ray Vilakazi who, alongside his wife, helped more than 2,000 couples with difficulties in their relationship in the Southern African region. He succumbed to COVID-19-related complications on 24 July 2021. Credit: Fr. Paul Tatu

South African Award-winning Marriage Counselor Eulogized for Dedication to Ministry

Cleopas Ray Vilakazi who, alongside his wife, helped initiate more than 2,000 couples into the institution of marriage, has been...