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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Most Revd Wilfred Anagbe CMF has appointed a new Chancellor following the election of Father Jude Ortese as the provincial superior of the Holy Ghost Fathers, North East, Nigeria. The new Chancellor is Father Shima Benjamin Ukpanya VC. Father Ukpanya is the parish priest of Youth Centre Church and
“Immortalise Fr Achi” says Fr. Gwimi at funeral By Rachel Kogi, CSN It was an atmosphere of mourning as the Bishop, Priests, Religious and Lay faithful of Minna Diocese and other friends and well wishers, committed the remains of Fr. Isaac Achi to mother earth. Fr. Achi was on Sunday, January 15, brutally killed by
He was born to non-Christian parents in September 1903 at Aguleri, Anambra State Nigeria and named Iwene. He was sent to live with his Christian uncle at the age of seven.His Christian uncle sent him to school. He was baptised at the age of 10 by Irish missionaries and named Michael . He was
LATE FR. ISAAC ACHI: A testimony Blaming the victim for the evil done to him is the same reason we are where we are. I know Fr. Achi personally. He was a very courageous man. He was an indigene of Kafin Koro and had been a victim of the terrorist attack on St. Theresa’s Parish,
By Rachel Kogi The 1992 graduating set of the major seminary of Saints Peter and Paul in Bodija, Ibadan gathered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State to jointly celebrate the 30th anniversary of their priestly ordination. The joyful event was held from Tuesday 17 to Thursday 19 January, 2023 at the Regina Coeli Catholic Church, Shelter
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR Speech Presented by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), 11 JANUARY 2023 Your Excellency The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President Muhammadu Bahari, GCFR The Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Secretary to the Government of
The killing of Rev. Fr Isaac Achi, a Catholic Priest of Minna diocese on Sunday at about 1 am by bandits is pure terrorist attack targeted at wiping out the entire Christian community in Nigeria. The killing and burning alive the priest as well as the parish house is the most wicked and barbaric act
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A, 15.01.2023, OUR LADY QUEEN OF NIGERIA PRO-CATHEDRAL, ABUJA. HOMILY BY ARCHBISHOP I.A.KAIGAMA. Readings: Is. 49: 3, 4-6; Ps. 39(40): 2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor. 1: 1-3; Jn. 1: 29-34 Jesus, the Lamb of God: OUR HEALER AND CONSOLER There is a hymn we sing, “Freely, freely, you have
