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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The “Popecast is a podcast produced by the Vatican media on the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate. In it, he tells of how he never imagined he would be “the Pope at the time of the Third World War”, he speaks of the most beautiful memory as being that the meeting with the elderly
With deep pain, but with hope in the ressurection of Christ, we announce the passing unto eternal glory of our able and energetic Monsignor Joseph Faniran. Msgr. Joseph Faniran passed on to the great beyond this afternoon, 11th day of March. We commit his soul into the hands of God, that he may find
3rd Sunday of Lent year A “Whoever drinks this water will get thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again”. In the name of the father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Amen! Good morning my brothers and sisters in Christ! Today, as
Archbishop Okeke congratulates them By George Adimike Two Onitsha Archdiocesan priests, Fr Lawrence Orazulume and Fr Gabriel Chukwudi Amobi, were inducted today, the 9th day of March 2023, into the prestigious Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria in a ceremony in Abuja. It should be recalled that the archbishop of Onitsha, His Grace, the
Rome Newsroom, Mar 8, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA). Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Sixteen-year-old Maryamu Joseph, who escaped from the Boko Haram in July after being held against her will for nine years, greeted the pope with
On International Women’s Day, Pope Francis calls for an applause for women, saying “they deserve it,” while praising their “tender hearts” and “ability to construct a more humane society.” By Deborah Castellano Lubov “On International Women’s Day, I think of all women: I thank them for their commitment to building a more humane society, through
By Doris Mbaezue, Caritas Nigeria March 8 is commemorated annually as International Women’s Day (IWD). This year, Caritas Nigeria joins the globe to mark IWD 2023 under the theme, *DigitALL: Innovation and Technology in Gender Equity*, with interesting activities such as a commemorative Mass, sensitization sessions, and economic empowerment for vulnerable households. This year’s
The Council of Cardinals has been renewed by Pope Francis, with Bishop Marco Mellino serving as Secretary. The first meeting of the new Council will take place on 24 April of this year. By Vatican News staff writer Pope Francis has renewed the Council of Cardinals, as known as the ‘C9’, since the mandate of
AFRICA SYNODAL CONTINENTAL ASSEMBLY Final Communiqué 1-6 March 2023 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia IN AFRICA, THE SYNOD IS ON! Introduction In union with the universal Church, the Church in Africa celebrated the Synodal Continental Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1st to 6th of March 2023. This Synodal Continental Assembly was organised by the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of