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The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) is an office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). It is the official vehicle for contact and dialogue between the Catholic Church in South Africa on the one hand, and the country’s Parliament and government on the other. It provides an avenue for the Church – as part of civil society – to contribute to debates on issues of public policy, to exert an influence for the common good in areas of political, economic and social concern, and to help shape legislative and policy developments.

Latest Publications

Briefing Paper 609 – Climate Change: A Women’s Issue by Lois Law

Climate change refers to the increasingly extreme variation of long-term average weather conditions worldwide. According to a 2021 report by the Centre for Environmental Rights there is no scientific doubt that the climate of southern Africa is becoming warmer.1 South Africa has been experiencing associated extreme climatic events such as droughts, floods, and heat waves, […]

Briefing Paper 608 – `The First Act on the First Day’ by Peter-John Pearson

Plato once said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work.”1 On his first day in office, the new Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, extended the temporary concession for foreign nationals awaiting the outcomes of their visa, waiver or appeal applications to remain in the country and to exit the country without being declared undesirable. BP 608 ‘The […]

Briefing Paper 607 – World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees by Peter-John Pearson

The Roman Catholic Church traditionally observes the last Sunday in September each year as the World Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees. The United Nations, on the other hand, focuses on refugees on 20th June each year2 and on migrants on 18th December.3 In holding the two categories together in one focus, the Church underlines the vulnerability common to both groups, […]

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