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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
…As ACI Africa celebrates 5th anniversary Most Rev. Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communication (CEPACS) and Catholic Bishop of Oyo has said that communication without God in the heart of the communicator is devoid of the divine which is a constitutive element to the profession and media ministry
By PJ Usanga At the 38th Archdiocesan Youth Day, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, described the theme “Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be wary,” from Isaiah 40:31, as a beacon of hope amid national and personal struggles. Speaking at the event organized by the Catholic Youth
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, There is no doubt that the *HOLY EUCHARIST* remains the GREATEST GIFT Jesus Christ gives to us. The Spiritual richness of this Holy Food is a testament to the above. The Church understands the loftiness of this wondrous gift and reveres it as the Heart and the Summit of
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, the central nature of the *HOLY EUCHARIST* is gradually eluding us today and that is *LOVE.* Love cannot be present without *UNITY.* What other message does the symbol of *ONE BREAD* and *ONE CHALICE* communicate to us if not LOVE and UNITY? Beloved friends, the demand of Love and
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends in Christ, beyond the earthly food which God, in his PROVIDENCE, makes available to us, in the *Holy Eucharist,* Christ feeds us with his own *BODY* and *BLOOD;* an Eternal Food of Life. Thus, the Catechism affirms: *“At the heart of the Eucharistic celebration are the Bread and Wine
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed deep concern over what it described as an “alarming increase” in liturgical abuses across the country. In a strongly-worded statement, the bishops condemned the deviations from established rites and traditions, warning that such actions are a “direct affront to the
A Message from the Bishops of the Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province (KEP) at the end of their Provincial Meeting held on Monday, 11th August, 2024. 1: As our dear nation now looks back over the loss of lives and the destruction of property following the protests, many sober questions come to our minds. It is not
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Following my previous article on the funeral rites of Catholic Archbishops, numerous questions arose, prompting this sequel. This piece aims to address the intricacies surrounding Pallia, Emeritus status, and the decommissioning of Episcopal rings. *Understanding Pallia* Pallia is the plural form of pallium It signifies an Archbishop’s metropolitan authority and unity with the Holy See,
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