‘Christmas not dirty, but pure and holy,’ Catholic Secretariat, CAEAN, Insists
CHRISTMAS IS PURE LIGHT AND HOLY JOY
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Kaigama Urges FG To Pursue Compassionate, Human-Centred Tax Reforms And Prioritise Security Over Politics – Arise News
By Friday Olokor, Abuja The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama has called on the Federal Government to ensure that economic policies are guided by compassion, justice, and the real human consequences of governance decisions and not merely by figures and projections. While advising Nigerian leaders not to prioritise the fixation on winning or
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CAN Northern Leaders Storm Owo, Share Tears and Hope with Survivors of St. Francis Church Tragedy & Gbalegi Communal Victims
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) from the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, December 22, 2025, paid a solidarity visit to St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, to mourn with victims and survivors of the June 5, 2022 attack and to distribute relief materials in
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Pope Leo asks for 24 hours of peace worldwide at Christmas
By Vatican News “I once again make this appeal to all people of good will: that, at least on the feast of the birth of the Saviour, one day of peace may be respected”: This was the appeal launched by Pope Leo XIV in view of the Christmas holidays, on Tuesday 23 December, from Castel
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2025 CHRISTMAS MESSAGE BY BISHOP ELUE
To all Christ’s faithful, friends and benefactors of the Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we celebrate the holy mystery of Christmas, I extend to you words of consolation and hope especially in this perilous time. At Christmas we bow in wonder before the mystery of God being very close
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SPES NON CONFUNDIT — The Unfailing Gift of Hope Why the Feast of the Holy Family (28 Dec 2025) is the Theological Climax of the Holy Year.
by: Rev. Fr. Augustine ’Segun Fasiku Director, Pastoral Affairs (CSN). Imagine this: the world is still humming with the echoes of a year-long chorus — “Spes Non Confundit” — Hope does not disappoint. And just when the last candle of the Jubilee flickers, God lights another — a quiet, holy fire in a humble home
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CHRISTMAS AND THE SACREDNESS OF HUMAN LIFE: CHRISTMAS MESSAGE, 2025
My dear brothers and sisters and fellow Nigerians, Once again, amidst the shadows that loom large over our nation, I extend my heartfelt wishes to you this Christmas season. In spite of the climate of hopelessness that continues to surround many of us, let us remember that even in the darkest of times, a flicker
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Nigeria: Kontagora’s Christmas gift – the return of its abducted children
Diocese of Kontagora’s Catholic Bishop, Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, on Monday confirmed to Vatican News the release of 130 students and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papiri on 21 November. The children and staff were part of an original 315 victims forcibly taken by gunmen from the school in the night.
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Pope: A more missionary Curia must bear witness to communion in a divided world Pope Leo XIV meets his closest
Collaborators for the exchange of traditional Christmas greetings. The Pope recalls his ‘beloved predecessor’ Francis and his encouragement to be a Church that is ‘welcoming to all,’ urging them consider the ‘major ecclesial, pastoral, and social challenges’ and to become a sign of peace for a world marked by conflict. By Salvatore Cernuzio Mission and
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VATICAN RELEASES POPE LEO XIV’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR 2026
1. *January: For prayer with the word of God* Let us pray that praying with the word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. 2. *February: For children with incurable diseases* Let us pray that children suffering