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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu: A message from SAFCEI Founder and Patron, Bishop Geoff Davies
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu It is with enormous sadness that we have taken note of the passing of Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Words can har...
Faith leaders comment on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
As the world remembers the devastation and loss of life as a result of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (6 August 1945) and Nagasaki (9 August 1945),...
Bishop Geoff Davies celebrates 50th Anniversary of Priesthood
Bishop Geoff Davies or more affectionately known as the Green Bishop is the founder and patron of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment...
President's letter - The IRP and our energy future
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South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference: Voter education pamphlets available for download
The South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission, SACBC Parliamentary Liaison Office, and the Jesuit Institute have...
Renewing our commitment to Creation for Easter
Easter is an affirmation of Life. That is why it is a time of rejoicing. It had seemed that the forces of darkness, corruption, greed, self-serving p...
Blessing of the Kalk Bay Fishing Fleet
People gathered on 27 November for the blessing of the Kalk Bay fishing fleet. Picture: Stefan Cramer Fishermen and farmers are acutely aware of thei...
A Season of Creation
By Bishop Geoff Davies, the Green Bishop I am thrilled that we are marking a Season of Creation and that Pope Francis has supported it so strongly. Ca...
Nuclear and Uranium Mining Update
As reported by Dr Stefan Cramer and Liz McDaid Radiation Hotspot near Beaufort-West. Our work on nuclear and uranium mining continues in full-steam w...
Way Beyond Nuclear
Kumi Naidoo Our fundraiser The Power of Now: Way Beyond Nuclear was a great success, with a wonderful line-up of speakers and Nik Rabinowitz holding...
The Sacred Secrets of Nature
SAFCEI has been featured in the SABC series 'The Sacred Secrets of Nature'! It is an inspiring series about people of faith tackling the environmental...
South African ‘Green’ Bishop receives award from the Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop Davies receives his award from the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury has given an award to a South African Bishop for enc...
The Green Bishop receives Award for Community Service
The Green Bishop We would like to share with you the wonderful news that the Green Bishop has been awarded the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Langton Awa...
The budget, SA’s energy future and political posturing
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Photo credit: Shelley Christians SAFCEI commends the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan for steadying South Africa’s...
Morality shut out of energy debate
Minister Joematt-Petterson. Picture: Trevor Samson How ironic! As I walked into the parliamentary energy portfolio committee meeting in my episcopal...
The Green Bishop's editorial on the Pope's encyclical
Pope Francis : Laudato si – Praise be to you The course of European history was changed when allied forces defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo...
Let Justice Flow Down – God and Economics
Let Justice Flow Down – God and Economics a discussion by Bishop Geoff Davies. The world is facing multiple challenges, with burgeoning populations,...
“LET JUSTICE FLOW DOWN – GOD AND ECONOMICS”
PUBLIC LECTURE “LET JUSTICE FLOW DOWN – GOD AND ECONOMICS” HOW DO WE MEET TODAY’S CHALLENGES OF DIMINISHING RESOURCES, INCREASING POVERTY AND GROSS EC...
Mc Carthy Samalani – an island in a flood.
When Mc Carthy Jailos Samalani of the Islamic Organisation for Health and Development (ISOHEDE) based in Malawi participated in SAFCEI’s Environment A...
Bishop Davies's address at Ian Player's service
My welcome to you all. Many of you will have known Ian better than I. From my experience he was a deeply spiritual man. He was a faithful member of...
Dear Minister Nene,
LETTER FROM BISHOP GEOFF DAVIES TO SOUTH AFRICA'S FINANCE MINISTER The Honourable Nhlanhla Nene, Minister of Finance, Parliament, Cape Town 28th Janu...