March 19, 2025
Abuja Archdiocese Africa CSNNews News Nigeria

Bishop Umoren Visits St. Pius X, Celebrates 13th Episcopal Anniversary

  The Catholic Community of St. Pius X Parish, Karu, warmly welcomed the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Anselm Umoren, on February 2, 2025. The visit coincided with his 13th episcopal anniversary, drawing a large gathering of parishioners and guests from across the Archdiocese. Bishop Umoren was

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Abuja Archdiocese Reflections / Sermons

Homily by Archbishop I. A. Kaigama, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, St. Augustine’s Parish, DutseSangbagyi “Be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy” (Lev. 19:2). Readings: Lev. 19:1–2, 17–18; 1 Cor. 3:16–23; Mt. 5:38–48 Most of the 75 Catholic Bishops in Nigeria were present at our recently concluded one week conference in Abuja. They send their greetings

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Cardinal Onaiyekan celebrates 40th anniversary of Episcopal Ordination

Cardinal Onaiyekan celebrates 40th anniversary of Episcopal Ordination Thursday afternoon, January 6th 1983, Pope John Paul II ordained one of the foremost Ecclesiastics of the Church in Nigeria,  the Emeritus Archbishop of Abuja, then Monsignor John Onaiyekan, a Bishop at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Today is the 40th anniversary of the Cardinal’s episcopal ordination.

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