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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Your Excellencies, Your Graces, Your Lordships, Rt. and Rev. Msgrs., Rev. Frs., Religious Sisters and Brothers, Beloved Lay Faithful, Gentlemen of the Press, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) is pleased to announce the 4th edition of the annual Communications Week (ComWEEK) programme of the Catholic Church in Nigeria. This year’s
The image above is the ring that will be given to Pope Leo XIV to wear tomorrow during the Inauguration Mass to mark the beginning of the Petrine Ministry as Successor of Peter. It is called the “Fisherman’s Ring” because Peter the Apostle, the first Pope, was a fisherman. After having had faith in the
In his first address to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to addressing the challenges of the digital revolution and artificial intelligence and fully utilizing its rich potential. Invoking the legacy of both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIII, the Pope emphasized the Church’s enduring dedication to human
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Official Statement from the Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel on the Election of Pope Leo XIV The Midwest Augustinian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel rejoices in the historic election of our brother, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A., as the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, taking the name
The Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (RECOWA) has adopted a synodal approach to promote peace and justice in the region. This was contained in a Resolution issued at the end of the 5th Plenary Assembly of RECOWA, held at the Hotel Fleur de Lys in Dakar, Senegal, from 5 to 12 May,
Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN In a remarkable display of ecumenical unity and respect, Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, has extended condolences to Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, the Archbishop of Lagos, over the passing of Pope Francis. Meanwhile, the Anglican Communion has congratulated the Archbishop on the election of Pope Leo
By Okhueleigbe Osemhantie Amos The last words of a man are often considered sacred. They echo his ultimate beliefs, his deepest yearnings, and the summation of a lifetime of conviction. But when the man is not just a man, but a Pope—the Vicar of Christ, the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church—his final utterances transcend
In his first address to the College of Cardinals, Pope Leo XIV invokes the legacy of both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIII, saying that he wants the Church to “respond to a new industrial revolution and to the development of artificial intelligence.” By Francesca Merlo In his first formal address to the College of
Everyone needs these words of consolation and reassurance. ” Brothers, sisters… I speak to you, especially to those who no longer believe, no longer hope, no longer pray, because they think God has left. To those who are fed up with scandals, with misused power, with the silence of a Church that sometimes seems more