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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Meeting participants in a spiritual formation retreat held in Rome for Catholic communicators serving the Church in France, Pope Francis encourages them not to be afraid to communicate the Gospel with creativity and with an open heart. By Lisa Zengarini Pope Francis on Friday welcomed to the Vatican a group of Catholic communicators serving the
Fr. Anthony Igbekele installed Rector for Bodija Seminary With great joy, the Seminary of Ss. Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Great Bodija, welcomed the news of the appointment of a substantive Rector Magnificus, Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Oluwagbemiga Igbekele, whose appointment was made public in the early hours of the first day of the first
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, do you know that for a Christian, HAVING SEX can either be an experience of Dignity or an experience of Defilement? Let me explain… A Christian, through his/her BAPTISM shares in the life of JESUS CHRIST. Thus, in the Biblical language, a Christian is a Co-heir with Christ (cf.
Rev. Fr. David Okolie When I completed my theological studies in the seminary, I was sent to one revered Monsignor Kevin Ikpah for the final preparatory stage towards my ordination. Here, we call the above the ‘Internship stage’. Msgr. Kevin Ikpah instructed me, among other things, to always catechize/instruct those who register for the baptism
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, normally, among some Catholics, it is a thing of boast to have become the godparent of many persons in baptism. Sometimes, on the part of the biological parents of the prospective candidate for baptism (Adult or Infant) it is an opportunity of establishing a connection that would yield MATERIAL
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, though an infant is capable of dying and so needs Baptism based on Jesus’ requirement in Jn 3:5 (i.e ‘No PERSON can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of WATER and the SPIRIT’); but it is also important to point out that an infant is not
The Historic founder of the first indigenous Catholic Television Network in Africa; Lumen Christi Catholic TV Network, Sir Olusoji Olagunju and his wife, Lady Olabisi Olagunju were on Saturday, January 13, installed as the Aremo (Crown Prince) and Yeye Aremo (Queen to the Crown Prince) of Offa Kingdom in Kwara State. Sir Olusoji who was
By CSN Media The Deputy Secretary General and Director of Pastoral Affairs Department, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, stated that the church was established because of the reality of sin and it exists because of sinners. Alluding to Christ’s teaching in Luke Gospel 5:32, he emphasised that even Christ himself affirmed
By PJ Usanga Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, United States of America, Most Rev. Thomas John Paprocki described the Nigerian Church as one that possesses great spiritual richness despite experiencing material poverty and want. He expressed joy over the growing number of Christians and Catholics in Nigeria and the commendable rise
By CSN Media In the morning session, day-two, of the just concluded annual retreat of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), the retreat moderator, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Aniagwu, spoke on the title ‘Working together in the Spirit of Love’, where he challenged the staff of CSN on the need to work in unity as