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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
In an interview with the United Arab Emirate’s daily ‘Al-Ittihad,’ Pope Francis laments the burning of the Quran, Islam’s holiest book, in Sweden, while urging individuals take to heart the values promoted in the Document on Human Fraternity. “I feel indignant and disgusted by these actions,” Pope Francis expressed to Hamad Al-Kaabi, editor of the
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has decried that most Federal Government formations in Nigeria operate in breach of the law by not allowing for the freedom of religious practices. Bishop Kukah stated this on Sunday while opening the 119 Nigerian Airforce (NAF) Composite Group Catholic Chaplaincy in Sokoto State.
Dearest friends, there is a Catholic Culture that is fast eroding us; and that is Charity towards Priestsย and by extension, towards Seminarians and mission work. The charity we mean here is a FREE one that has no ulterior motives. It involves supporting the priest, financially, morally, spiritually, etc. It has nothing in connection with the
Pope Francis sends a message to the Second International “Science for Peace” Meeting in the Italian Diocese of Teramo-Atri, and recalls that the search for truth in charity is the foundation for the construction of a peaceful society. By Lisa Zengarini โThe path to peace lies in truth and charity,โ Pope Francis said in a
Dearest friends, recently, we have heard people with the view that PORNOGRAPHY in marriage is very useful for different reasons. While this idea may appear truthful on the face value, analyzing it deeply reveals a lot. I invite you, then, to reason with me and afterwards, feel free to make your own contribution๐๐ฝ The truth
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has rejected a bill seeking to establish National Council of Christian Education, pointing out that the proposal violates sections 10 and 42(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. Rather than promoting a bill that violated the secular character of Nigeria, the bishops tasked the
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The clergy, religious and laity of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo rolled out their gongs and drums last weekend, 23 June, as the diocese celebrated 60 years of creation, the emeritus bishop Most Rev. Julius Babatunde Adelakun turned 50 years as a Bishop, and three deacons of the diocese were
By Emmanuel Eko, Vincent Njoku & Cynthia Aule, CSN Media The Catholic Biblical Apostolate of Nigeria under the auspices of the Pastoral Affairs Department, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has organized a three-day Seminar/Annual Meeting ย for Coordinators and Stakeholders of Catholic Biblical Apostolate of Nigeria (CBAN) from Wednesday, June 28 to Friday, June 30, 2023. The
Dearest friends, there is no doubt that I had already known the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin Mary right from my minor seminary days. However, it was in my Philosophy 2 that I came in contact with the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title: Our Mother of Perpetual Help. In that my Philosophy 2,
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