{"id":70463,"date":"2025-12-24T11:45:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=70463"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:45:28","slug":"catholic-leaders-in-south-africa-decry-escalating-school-attacks-urge-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-leaders-in-south-africa-decry-escalating-school-attacks-urge-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Katholische F\u00fchrungspers\u00f6nlichkeiten in S\u00fcdafrika verurteilen eskalierende Angriffe auf Schulen und fordern Ma\u00dfnahmen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission have issued a joint statement condemning the rising wave of violence affecting schools across South Africa. \/ Courtesy of the Southern African Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference (SACBC) ACI Africa, Nov 26, 2025 \/ 14:43 pm (CNA). The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission have issued a&nbsp; joint statement condemning the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE) and the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission have issued a&nbsp; joint statement condemning the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":72732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-70463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37913,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/catholic-bishops-call-for-mutual-respect-environmental-justice-in-africa-eu-relations\/","url_meta":{"origin":70463,"position":0},"title":"Catholic bishops call for mutual respect, environmental justice in Africa-EU relations","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juni 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) &#8212; Catholic bishops in Africa and Europe urged national leaders to refocus their partnerships on mutual respect, environmental stewardship and human dignity, as politicians converge for a joint meeting on Wednesday (May 21) in Brussels. 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