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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By PJ Usanga, CSN Media One hundred children abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri community, Niger State, have been released, the Bishop of Kontagora, Most Rev Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has confirmed. Speaking to the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Yohanna said, “It is true. So
Before Padre Pio offered the unconsecrated host on his Paten, he would run his fingers around the host to make sure there were no loose particles. On July 25, 1915, Padre Pio wrote a letter to Anita Rodote on how to properly attend the Holy Mass: The Divine Master calls the church the house of
On the occasion of the solemnity of December 8, we look back at several reflections from Popes throughout the years—a Marian path that connects to the dogma proclaimed by Pope Pius IX. By Amedeo Lomonaco Each year on the Advent journey, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception invites the Church to turn its gaze toward
By Teclus Ike Ugwueze The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Rev. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, on Monday, December 8, 2025, presided over a solemn Mass at the diocesan cathedral to formally commission students, teachers, administrators and parents of Catholic missionary schools in the Diocese as they commenced a new academic year. The celebration coincided with the
Sights from the 2025 Feast of Immaculate Conception/ Warri Diocesan Priestly Ordination on Monday 8th December, 2025 (Part-1) By Ruben-Mario Brodrick
By Rev. Sr. Priscilla Chidinma Ogbonna, HHCJ The Catholic Diocese of Bomadi officially launched its Migrants and Refugees Unit on 3 December 2025 at St. Matthias Catholic Church, Amarata-Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The event marked the commencement of the Unit’s mandate to protect and support migrants, refugees, and displaced persons across the Diocese. In her welcome
Pope Leo XIV joins the audience at the Vatican’s “Concert with the Poor” in the Paul VI Hall and expresses his pleasure to be able to partake in the joy of listening to music, which is “not a luxury for the few, but a divine gift accessible to everyone.” By Linda Bordoni Saturday evening was
At the Angelus prayer, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the urgency of preparing for the coming of the Kingdom of God and our encounter with Jesus, the just Judge. By Devin Watkins Pope Leo XIV prayed the noon-day Angelus with the faithful gathered on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, as the Church celebrated the Second
On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus and invites the faithful to believe as Mary did to welcome Christ into their lives. By Isabella H. de Carvalho On Monday, December 8, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Leo XIV encouraged the faithful to believe in God as the Blessed
By PJ Usanga Nigeria risks sliding into deeper insecurity and social decay unless families, communities, and government urgently recommit to educating and morally forming children, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Bishop Anselm Umoren, warned. Recently, at the 40th anniversary celebration of Hand Maid International School, Abuja’s first Catholic school, the 63-year-old