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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
1st Sunday of Advent Year A “Stay awake, because you do not know the day when your master is coming”. 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 most of us have known by now already is 1st Sunday
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Richard Cardinal Kuiia Baawobr: Your Optimism Will Keep SECAM Going Richard Cardinal Baawobr, Bishop of Wa, Ghana, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and one of the recently created cardinals in Africa who died on Sunday 27 November, 2022 at the Agostino Gemelli hospital in Rome at the age
OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL In 1830, during the apparitions in the chapel on Rue du Bac in Paris, the Holy Virgin presented the Miraculous Medal to Saint Catherine Labouré: “Those who wear it, blessed, around their neck will receive great graces. The graces will be abundant for those who wear it with confidence.”
2022 Advent Message of Most Rev. John Namaza Niyiring, OSA, Bishop of Kano Diocese Dear brothers and sisters, I am beginning this Advent in Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral, our Mother Parish. The word ‘Advent’ comes from Latin and means ‘to come’. The Church gives us the four weeks of Advent so that we can
2022 ADVENT MESSAGE OF MOST REV. GABRIEL ‘LEKE ABEGUNRIN, ARCHBISHOP OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF IBADAN Peace be with you all. Today, we are starting a new liturgical season – Year C. Last Sunday, we concluded the liturgical Year A with the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King where Our Lord Jesus Christ
Catholic Bishops appoint Provincial Communications Coordinators and Advisers By Rachel Kogi, CSN As part of efforts to reposition the communications apparatus of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, to become more responsive to both the pastoral and secular needs of the time, the Catholic Bishops have created three new bodies to work with the National Directorate
As we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Pope Francis reminds us that our level of humanity is measured by how we treat women. By Francesca Merlo The International Day Against for the Elimination of Violence Against Women has been observed annually on 25 November since 1981. This date was
A NEW DIRECTOR OF ST AUGUSTINE REGIONAL PASTORAL INSTITUTE (SARPI) APPOINTED The Board Commission of St Augustine Regional Pastoral Institute (SARPI), Ede under the chairmanship of Most Rev. Dr. Alfred Adéwálé Martins has officially approved the appointment of Rev. Fr. Dr. Joseph Adémọ́lá Aládéjánà of Òǹdó Diocese as the new director of the Institute. This
Directors of Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism tasked on more encompassing dialogue encounters By Emmanuel Eko, CSN Media Catholic Diocesan Directors of Inter-Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism have been charged to engage in dialogue encounters that transverse the numerous points where the government, particularly the politicians have failed. The charge was given at a three-day meeting of