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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By Ruben-Mario Brodrick The theological virtue of charity is the supernatural virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves as part of our love for God, the holy Bible also says: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all
By CSN Media The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has created a new diocese of Katsina in Nigeria, and has named Rev. Fr. Gerald Musa as the new bishop of the ecclesiastical see. The new diocese which is suffragan of the Metropolitan See of Kaduna, is carved out of the Catholic diocese of Sokoto. Very Rev.
Erezione della Diocesi di Katsina (Nigeria) e nomina del primo Vescovo Il Santo Padre ha eretto la nuova Diocesi di Katsina (Nigeria) per dismembramento della Diocesi di Sokoto, rendendola suffraganea della Sede Metropolitana di Kaduna. Allo stesso tempo ha nominato primo Vescovo della neo-eretta Diocesi il Rev. Sac. Gerald Mamman Musa, del clero della Diocesi
(CSN Media) The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., as the Auxiliary Bishop of the sede vacante of the Diocese of Ahiara (Nigeria), also assigning him the titular See of Rusgunie. Curriculum vitae H.E. Mgr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., was born on 25th March 1960 in Eziama Oparanadim Ekwereazu, in the
– Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, have you taken time to observe this TRUTH about our human existence: that normally people are INVITED for special occasions at different spots and conditions but when ATTENDING the occasion, they normally get prepared? For example, as a young man preparing for wedding, you can meet and invite your
Ahiara diocese gets Auxiliary Bishop! The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Fr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., as the Auxiliary Bishop of the sede vacante of the Diocese of Ahiara (Nigeria), also assigning him the titular See of Rusgunie. Curriculum vitae H.E. Mgr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., was born on 25th March 1960 in Eziama Oparanadim
– Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest Fr., We sincerely thank God for bestowing this Great GIFT of the SACRED PRIESTHOOD on you! Indeed, it was not by your effort, because “nobody takes this honour upon himself” (cf. Heb 5:4). While we sincerely thank God for what he has done, we equally rejoice with you. Now
PROFESSOR ANTHONY AKINWALE WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED BY THE CBCN TO BE THE SUPPORT THEOLOGIAN FOR THE NIGERIAN DELEGATION TO THE SYNOD ON SYNODALITY IN ROME FROM WHERE HE WRITES THESE REFLECTIONS. Synodality and Ecumenism In our quest to be a more synodal Church, it is necessary but insufficient to journey together. We must differentiate between
Several Catholic churches in Nicaragua no longer enjoy the privilege of the Eucharistic celebration of the Holy Mass, due to the persistent arrest and detention of Catholic priests in the country by the autocratic regime of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice-President, Rosario Murillo. Last weekend, two more Catholic priests; Fr. Yesner Cipriano
By PJ Usanga In the wake of the attack on Isreal over the weekend by Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, the the Parish Priest of Holy Family Parish in Gaza, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, an Argentine priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) has disclosed that the parish has taken