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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, an historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church. Francis approved changes to the norms governing the Synod of Bishops, a Vatican
It is no accident that the patron saint of foreign missionaries is a cloistered nun, Pope Francis said Wednesday. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, the pope pointed to the example of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries, and other cloistered religious who sustain the life of the Church through
Omokugbo Ojeifo During the course of my Lenten social media abstinence, I came to learn about the passing of a couple of friends. Now that I have come back online, I feel a need to pay my respects to these departed faithful. Today, I start with a man whom I met in person only once,
This is the first meeting of the C9 after its recent renewal by Francis. He created the Council in 2013 to help him with the governance of the Universal Church, and with the reform of the Roman Curia. By Vatican News The Council of Cardinals met today in the Vatican in the presence of
LATE BISHOP GREGORY OBINNA OCHIAGHA MEMORIAL CHARITY CENTRE IN SENEGAL NOW COMMISSIONED. THANK GOD
Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has lamented that criminality is festering in parts of Nigeria despite repeated promises by the current administration to safeguard life and property. He advised that proactive measures must be observed to bring the situation under control. Speaking while celebrating a Mass at St. Mulumba’s Parish, Igu
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN With four major seminarians from among the first three pioneering sets obtaining first class honours, Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, and with no third class or a pass, the very young regional seminary of St. Albert the Great, is gradually distinguishing itself as a citadel of spiritual and academic
Homily, 3rd Sunday of Easter, April 2023
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja THE Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Revd Ignatius Kaigama, has expressed sadness over the continuous attacks and abductions of citizens by ‘unknown gunmen’ in different communities across the nation. Speaking during his homily at St. Mulumba’s Parish in Igu, Bwari Area Council of Abuja on Sunday, the Archbishop lamented that
11th of April, 2023 was a day among others in the history and life of the Religious Institute of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ when a long dreamt Hospital which came to reality was officially opened. The official opening of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra