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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
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 โ 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 โInstrumentum laborisโ, 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 countryโs 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 โJolly’ Season’? Actually, our Christian Faith helps us to understand that there is no โholiday’ in our
Questions & Answers On Sr. Wilhelmina’s Incorrupt Remains ๐๐พ Who was sister Wilhelmina Lancaster? ๐๐พ What does it mean for a saint to be incorrupt? Are they like the โEgyptian mummiesโ? ๐๐พ Are all of the saints incorrpt? ๐๐ฝList of saints that are incorrupt? ๐๐พ In the case of Sr. Wilhelmina, what’s next? Is she
BY TIMOTHY AGBOR Itโs season of celebrations for the Catholic Diocese of Oyo. The diocese is celebrating its 60th creation anniversary, the 50th Episcopal Ordination anniversary of its first bishop, Most Rev. Julius Babatunde Adelakun and the Priestly Ordination of three of its deacons. Activities lined up for the week-long celebration had started on Sunday,
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama, has advised newly elected and appointed leaders in Nigeria not to use their offices or position to seek fame or riches. He said the newly elected and appointed leaders must truly work for the country and her people to witness a โnew dawnโ. According to him, Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen displace Catholics, leading to the closure of 13 parishes igeria is the country with the largest Catholic Mass attendance in the world,ย according to a recent study. So when a diocese loses 13 parishes, it affects a lot of people. Thatโs the case with theย Diocese of Makurdi, in central Nigeria, where attacks on predominantly
In the fall, Pope Francis published a book on how to be happy. Aleteia selects 10 of the best pieces of advice out of the eight chapters. n November 2022,ย Pope Francisย published a book titled โI want you to be happy: The hundredfold in this life,โ (โTi voglio felice. Il centuplo in questa vita,โ Pienogiorno). The