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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The 13th day of July, 2024 will be judged by history as epochal in character, for being the day the first Catholic Priest was commissioned as an Immigration Officer. His name, Revd. Fr. Donald Jooji Tersoo. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is a governmental organization responsible for border security and migration management in Nigeria. It
By CSN Media The Episcopal Chairman for Laity, Most Rev. John Ebebe Ayah has highlighted the numerous challenges facing the country, emphasizing the resilience and steadfastness required to navigate these turbulent times. The gathering, held at St. Gabriel Chaplaincy, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja, saw a convergence of lay chaplains dedicated to spiritual guidance and community
THREATS TO THE SOVEREIGNTY AND VALUES OF NIGERIA IN THE SAMOA AGREEMENT A STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE OF NIGERIA (CBCN) ISSUED ON 11 JULY 2024 INTRODUCTION 1. Our attention has been drawn by the press to Nigeria’s signing of the Samoa Agreement on 28 June 2024. This economic partnership agreement between the EU
By PJ Usanga Inaugurating the year of prayer as declared by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, in January 2024 in preparation for the 2025 jubilee year, the Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, pointed out that if prayer is removed from the activity of many Nigerians, they will spiritually suffocate badly, and their
By Silas Isenjia Nsukka, Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka is calling upon Priests in his Episcopal See to give the people of God the opportunity to confess regularly by including the Sacrament of Penance in their day-to-day programs. In his homily while on retreat with Priests at Holy Rosary Retreat and Conference Centre, Nsukka, Bishop Onah
By Jude Atemanke Sokoto, 08 July, 2024 / 10:56 am (ACI Africa). Fr. Mikah Suleiman, the Catholic Priest who, had been abducted June 22 from his Parish Rectory in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has thanked the people of God for their spiritual solidarity after securing freedom from his abductors. In a video message shared on Facebook on Sunday, July 7,
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, God has never thrown down from heaven those he specifically chooses to accomplish certain works on earth. He chooses such persons from the people. Thus the Scripture affirms: “It was he who gave gifts to people, he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be
– Bishop Ayah tasks the Faithful to make Prayer their Everyday Companion *By: Cosmas Michael Essiet* In preparation of the anticipated Year of Jubilee in 2025, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, at his Angelus, on Sunday, 21st January, 2024, on the fifth annual celebration of the ‘Sunday of the Word of God’, declared 2024 as
By Habtamu Abrdew Beture Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 06,2024: His Grace Cardinal Berhanyesus, Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa, and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia, stated that the Ethiopian Catholic Church always stands by the people suffering due to war, hunger and any other natural and human made tragedies in the country. The
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN On the occasion of the triple celebration marking the 55th anniversary of the canonical erection of Ijebu Ode diocese, his 5th episcopal ordination anniversary, and his 60th birthday, Bishop Francis Adesina paid glowing tributes to his predecessors and pioneer lay members, living and dead, acknowledging their immense contributions to