Boikarabello Matsatsing ana a AIDS
Buka ea ho Sebelisoa ke Lihlopha tsa Bakriste E Hlophisitsoe ke Anselm Prior OFM le Alison Munro OP 2004 Download Here
To Live a Decent Life
Bridging the Gaps A study of SACBC programmes in support of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in South Africa and Swaziland By Tessa Marcus for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’Conference September 2004 Download Here
SACBC AIDS Office statement: Catholic Church rolls out ARV therapy
Of the approximately 5 million HIV positive people in South Africa, it is estimated that 600 000 are in need of anti-retro viral drugs (this includes those having a CD4 count of below 200, or being in WHO stage 3…
The Church’s Response to AIDS in Southern Africa
The Hague, May 2004 Bishop Frank Nubuasah SVD, Francistown, Botswana INTRODUCTION In our Southern African context, the part of the world most affected by the AIDS pandemic, the Church has found itself wrestling with how to put into practice its…
DIGNITY OF PERSON – DIGNITY OF CONSCIENCE
Responding to ethical concerns facing Catholic healthcare professionals working in the field of HIV/AIDS treatment – Charles Ryan There can be no denying the enormous complexity of the phenomenon of HIV/AIDS and the corresponding complexity of theological issues surrounding it. …
All Africa Conference: Sister to Sister
SOUTHERN AFRICA CONFERENCE April 20-25, 2004 STATEMENT We, 85 Catholic women religious from seven countries of southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe), representing 50 women’s religious congregations, gathered April 20-25, 2004, in Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa. Along…
SACBC CALLS FOR GREATER COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AND CHURCH IN ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS
“The Catholic Church calls on the South African Government to step up its response to AIDS in the country by delivering on its proposed anti-retroviral roll out, and to overcome all bureaucratic hurdles which are hindering the realization of initiatives…
Regina Mundi celebrates ARV
launch with message of care and hope By Sydney Duval Regina Mundi Church in Soweto, where the struggle against apartheid was given a courageous spiritual voice, has hosted the launch of a new struggle initiated by the Catholic Church. Some…
CELEBRATING COMMUNITIES OF CARE, 2004
By Johan Viljoen On Sunday 30 January 2004, a mass was held at Regina Mundi to launch the SACBC’s antiretroviral treatment programme. All the Bishops of South Africa and Botswana (including the Cardinal) were present. More than 6000 people were…
THE CHURCH IN AFRICA IN FACE OF THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC
“Our prayer is always full of hope” MESSAGE ISSUED BY SECAM DAKAR 2003 Dear brothers and sisters in the faith, Dear friends, fellow believers and all people of good will, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and…