NCBC Pastoral Letter on the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi“Pilgrims of Peace and Care for Creation in Namibia”
As the Universal Church observes the special Year of St. Francis of Assisi, from January…
The Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference, established in 1996, is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Namibia. The NCBC is a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.



As the Universal Church observes the special Year of St. Francis of Assisi, from January…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,O. INTRODUCTIONAt this winter season, I wish all of you…
“Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you…

Bishop Jorge Carrión Pavlich, who led the Diocese of Puno for more than 24 years, has died at 76, two days after Archbishop Richard Alarcón of Cusco. [...]

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According to the latest statistics published by Agenzia Fides, Africa’s Catholic population has now surpassed Europe’s, rising to 288.3 million. [...]

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Bishop Jorge Carrión Pavlich, who led the Diocese of Puno for more than 24 years, has died at 76, two days after Archbishop Richard Alarcón of Cusco. [...]

The pontiff said the Solemnity of All Saints offers a “hope-filled message”: God sees goodness hidden from us and calls every person to holiness. [...]

According to the latest statistics published by Agenzia Fides, Africa’s Catholic population has now surpassed Europe’s, rising to 288.3 million. [...]

Bishop David Ricken led 50 pilgrims from Wisconsin to Belgium to retrace Adele Brice’s footsteps and deepen their connection to the visionary behind the National Shrine of Our Lady of [...]

In a milestone for the Catholic Church in America, the Georgia Martyrs are the first American martyrs for marriage and the first to be beatified in the South. [...]
Immortal God, holy Lord, Father and Protector of all You have created, we raise our hearts to You today for those who have passed out of this mortal life. In Your loving mercy, Father of all, be pleased to receive them in Your heavenly company, and forgive the failings and faults they may have done from human frailty. Your only Son, Christ, our Saviour, suffered so cruelly that He might deliver them from the second death. By his merits may they share in the glory ... [...]