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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Dearest friends, one of the rich traditions of the Church that is fast eluding our present generation of Christians is the consciousness of PRAYING WITH MARY whenever we gather to pray. Perhaps, the new generation PENTECOSTAL movements have tried to reduce the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Christian prayers to nothing and unfortunately,
Dearest friends, just like Jesus Christ, we ought to love everyone, irrespective of people’s sexual orientation; however, we also have the OBLIGATION to remind everyone that Lesbianism, Gay, Bisexual, Fornication, Adultery, Masturbation, Transgender, etc. are SINFUL lifestyles. We encourage those involved, just like Jesus Christ too, to REPENT (cf. Mk 1:15)🙏🏼 Please, let us understand
Dearest friends, it is increasingly becoming obvious that our world is morally sinking because a number of Christians (Pastors and Faithful) are not ready to bear WITNESS to the TRUTH. Thus, many are sacrificing truth on the altars of POSITION, FAME and RICHES. Well, the fact remains that whenever a Christian fails to bear witness to
Dearest friends, it was Thomas à Kempis who said that: “What one is at the beginning of one’s conversion is not often what one remains at the end of one’s profession.” Indeed, the above proves to be true in the lives of many influential men and women, who were very devoted to God and at
Dearest friends, it is good to remind ourselves that Premarital or Extramarital sexual gratification (Fornication, adultery, lesbianism, homosexuality, etc.) is SINFUL and requires sincere REPENTANCE. If you are already addicted to either of them, please, do not lose hope. Remember that St. Augustine was once into such lifestyle but he cried to God and God saved
As the Catholic Media Conference gets underway in the US city of Baltimore, Dr. Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, urges Catholic communicators to draw inspiration from the unity and communion of the first disciples in their work. By Devin Watkins – Baltimore, USA The annual Catholic Media Conference kicked off in
Vatican Museums’ ‘nights’ are back from 14 April to 28 October 2023, with extended hours into the evening. Tickets must be purchased in advance for the initiative brought to life with the desire to transform the museum spaces for a few hours into places where one can marvel, surrounded by beauty, away from daily frenzy
The General Secretariat of the Synod publishes the “Instrumentum laboris”, the document that will guide the work of the two-part General Assembly that will meet in Rome in October 2023 and October 2024. By Salvatore Cernuzio A document of some sixty pages that incorporates the experiences of local Churches in every region of the world
Cardinal Tagle speaks to Vatican Media about his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Pope’s Special Envoy to the country’s National Eucharistic Congress. The Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelisation emphasises the richness of the witness of Christians in the African country who, despite suffering and difficulties, live their faith in
Dearest friends, it is possible that in the minds of some Catholics, this may be the question: What are we really expected to be doing now that the Lenten and Easter Seasons are over? Are we now into ‘Jolly’ Season’? Actually, our Christian Faith helps us to understand that there is no ‘holiday’ in our