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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
*CHRISTMAS, A SEASON OF JOY AND ASSURANCE OF DIVINE PRESENCE* Rejoice! For nothing is impossible to God (Lk. 1:38) Season Greetings to the beloved Priests, Religious and Laity of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta and to all God’s people as we enter into this season of joy and the celebration of the birth of Christ
Christmas Message of Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Nigeria Christmas is about Jesus and nobody else! Merry Christmas to all! Please celebrate Christmas knowing that it is about Jesus Christ the saviour and nobody else! Consider even the spelling, Christ-mas! Anything done at this season must relate to Christ, to be authentic.
Press Release: Pope Francis has appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, to the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations office and specialized Institutions in Geneva, as well as the Permanent Observer to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Representative of the Holy See to the International Migration
25TH DECEMBER EXISTED AS “CHRISTMAS” BEFORE THE PAGAN FEAST: A correction on the misconception of Xmas, Christmas date and Christmas Traditions. There have been writeups that suggest that the X of Xmas means “no Christ”. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG, and the source of that speculation is either woefully ignorant or maliciously disingenuous. The X
Kafanchan had her pre-synod inauguration today at St. Peter Claver’s Cathedral Church Kafanchan. Bishop Julius Yakubu Kundi presided over the Mass.
…Trains Deanery Facilitators The Archdiocesan synod team is organizing a webinar for priests and religious who are expected to drive the actualization of the objectives of the diocesan phase of the pre-Synodal activities. The Webinar will take place on Friday December 17, 2021 by 8pm. According to a release by the Archdiocesan synod Team contact
Pope Francis celebrates his 85th birthday today, December 17. Eighty-five years that began in the Flores neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Pope has occasionally shared snippets from his past, including from his time in school. Once he shared a memory of a teacher he remembered especially fondly. POPE FRANCIS “She was a good teacher.
(All the people who listened, including the tax collectors, who were baptized with the baptism of John, acknowledged the righteousness of God; but the Pharisees and scholars of the law, who were not baptized by him, rejected the plan of God for themselves.) Luke 7:29–30 You’ve got to take a step in faith in order to
