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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
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50 years ago, Bishop Francis Folorunsho Alonge was ordained Auxilliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo. He was a student of our Seminary here until 1963 when he was ordained a priest. He is coming home to his alma mater today and tomorrow. The program promises to be memorable. 50 years as bishop is
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, just early this month, precisely, April 2, 2024, the Vatican published a POWERFUL document which unambiguously affirms the position of the Catholic Church on the recent ideological trends of our world; namely: Transgenderism, Abortion, Surrogacy, Euthanasia, etc. I have decided to summarise the document so that all of us
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Indeed, I was greeted with a GREAT SILENCE that only suggested the DIVINE PRESENCE the day I drove into the Benedictine Monastery in Umuoji, Anambra state. I wondered why people would ever reject the PLEASURES of this world only to be secluded in such an isolated place. When eventually I found myself
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, we surely do not need much logic to convince us that our Lord Jesus Christ is the *GOOD SHEPHERD.* This is because, the qualities of a good shepherd are quite glaring in his entire life and ministry. These exceptional qualities culminated in laying down his LIFE for his Sheep (cf.
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Just recently, dearest friends, I had an interaction with a friend of mine during which he expressed his disappointment towards his Alma mater (the Secondary school he attended), because of how the school has fallen from the *pinnacle of EXCELLENCE to the oblivion of MEDIOCRITY.* According to him, he came to
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, do you know that every Eucharistic Celebration (Holy Mass) is made up of *TWO inseparable Tables,* namely: The Table of the WORD and the Table of the EUCHARIST? While the former is composed of: the readings, the homily and the general intercession, the latter is composed of: the presentation
By Mercy Hills The Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, will kickstart the 2024 Communications Week (ComWEEK) with a solemn Holy Mass at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin City, on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 9:00 am. Joining him in celebration will be the National Director of Social Communications, Very Rev. Fr.
By Vincent Njoku In an unprecedented collaboration, the Communications Directorate of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has joined forces with MTN Nigeria, one of Africa’s leading communications service providers, to host the inaugural ComWEEK Public Lecture. This year’s theme, “Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities for Evangelization and Social Development,” promises to ignite a conversation at
By JP Usanga The Vatican has once again commended the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for its efforts in organizing the Communications Week (ComWeek) in Nigeria. Through a letter to the National Director of Social Communications, Very Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, the Vatican lauded the CBCN’s dedication to enhancing media literacy among Nigerian