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Somalia: Almost two million children suffering from malnutrition
In Somalia, almost two million children are suffering from malnutrition following the effects of the worst drought in forty years. Save the Children are calling for urgent international funding to provide life-saving aid to the country. By Sophie Peeters As a famine continues to ravage Somalia following devasting drought conditions in the country, more than
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AGULERI DIOCESE created with Bishop Denis Isizoh as the pioneer Bishop
Breaking news: AGULERI DIOCESE created with Bishop Denis Isizoh as the pioneer Bishop. Installation fixed for 17 March, 2023 – Rev. Fr. Michael Umoh.
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‘Well done for carrying your faith with you to foreign land’ – Bishop Kukah commends Nigerian Catholics in Lome
By Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN Upon departing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where he had gone to welcome Pope Francis, representing the Bishops of the West African Region under the aegis of the Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (RECOWA), the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, moved
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Pope departs from Juba to Rome, leaving message of hope for peace
The Holy Father Pope Francis concluded three days visit South Sudan with ecumenical prayers on Sunday that marked the end of his six day Apostolic Journey to Africa Thousands of Christians from different denominations attended the Mass at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum where some of them slept away from their homes to ensure they don’t
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Cardinal Okpaleke takes Canonical Possession of Church of Martyrs of Uganda, Rome
Cardinal Okpaleke takes Canonical Possession of Church of Martyrs of Uganda, Rome Today, Sunday February 5, 2023 The Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia, His Eminence, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, will take Canonical possession of the Church Of Martyrs Of Uganda, Rome. The special ceremony takes place today, Sunday, February 5, 2023 in a concelebrated Holy
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Update from Kinshasa by Bishop Kukah: MASS WITH NIGERIAN VIBRANT COMMUNITY IN CONGO
Mass with the Nigerian community who have a vibrant church of their own in Kinshasa. I had the Mass of the presentation with them. They were so pleased. The Ambassador sent representatives. A lot of excitement and prayers and anticipation for peaceful elections. Just arrived Lome en route Conakry for Recowa Standing Committee. Will speak
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Pope in Congo, Bishop Kukah on episcopal team
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN Not minding his fragile health, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, will visit the war-torn and violence-ravaging Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan from 31 January to 5 February, 2023, with the sole aim of fostering peace and reconciliation. To this end, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most
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Coffin Maker Caught In Hospital Removing Drips From Patients
Reports say that a 33-year-old man who makes coffins but is having trouble selling them went to a nearby hospital to take the drips off of cholera patients who were being treated there. This is said to have happened in Limbe, a city on the coast of Cameroon’s South-West Region. He didn’t get lucky because
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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.