June 5, 2026
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Oyo Diocese celebrates Eucharistic Congress and Marian Pilgrimage

Oyo Diocese celebrates Eucharistic Congress and Marian Pilgrimage – Felicia Babajide The entire Clergy and Lay faithful of Oyo Diocese in the bid to celebrate the annual Marian Pilgrimage this year had it in conjunction with the Eucharistic Congress at the Diocesan level on Saturday, 10th December, 2022. The programme which featured Exposition and Adoration

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Oyo Diocese celebrates Eucharistic Congress and Marian Pilgrimage – Felicia Babajide The entire Clergy and Lay faithful of Oyo Diocese in the bid to celebrate the annual Marian Pilgrimage this year had it in conjunction with the Eucharistic Congress at the Diocesan level on Saturday, 10th December, 2022. The programme which featured Exposition and Adoration

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ABOUT AN AUXILIARY BISHOP

An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned by the Holy See to assist a resident bishop or archbishop in the pastoral care and administration of a diocese. Auxiliary bishops help administer the sacraments, especially confirmation, and often represent the resident bishop at various types of functions. Although an auxiliary bishop has the fullness of holy

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CARDINAL ARINZE IS A HOLY MAN, HOLY PRIEST – BISHOP ISIZOH

By Polycarp Ifeanyi, Onitsha The auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha Archdiocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Dennis Chidi Isizoh has described His Eminence Cardinal Francis Arinze as a Holy Man and a Holy Priest. Bishop Isizoh who lived with Cardinal Arinze in Vatican City Rome for 26 years made the disclosure during the auspicious 90th birthday celebration

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Nathaniel Bassey, Bukola Bekes, Big Bolaji, Others Thrill At Reloaded Unusual Praise

For the 14th time, Unusual Praise has witnessed one of the best nights of gospel music performance by leading artistes, with thousands of guests in attendance. This time around, the music concert held at the expansive Tafawa Balew Square (TBS), which provided a perfect atmosphere for the music extravaganza. Birthed by the Catholic Church Of

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DOCUMENTARY: 20 YEARS OF NIREC IN NIGERIA

  The documentary on 20 years of NIREC in Nigeria will be broadcast on Sunday, 11th December, 2022, at 5.00pm. Kindly be available to watch the documentary. Please inform your friends. The office of NIREC will be glad to receive your comments and suggestions as we prepare for the second edition of the documentary. We

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“WE ARE A GENERATION OF EXCUSES”… BISHOP ADESINA CHALLENGES NATIONAL LAITY BODY

  By Fr. Anthony Adetayo The opening Mass for the ongoing National Laity Conference taking place in Ijebu-Ode Diocese started at about 9:15am on Friday 9th December 2022. The Mass was celebrated by the Bishop of the Diocese; Most Rev. Francis Obafemi Adesina with a multitude of Priests as concelebrants and all Laity delegates across

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UNUSUAL PRAISE honours Osinachi and Sammy Okposo

  By Padre Mike Umoh, CSN The organisers of the largest and biggest Catholic Musical Festival in Africa, holding in Lagos, Nigeria, observed some moments of silence and prayer in memory of two great Nigerian artistes who had graced their stage in past years. Special prayers were offered for the happy repose of the souls

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DSS ultimatum an empty threat – Falana speaks on fuel scarcity

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has faulted the 48-hour ultimatum by the Department of State Services (DSS) to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and oil marketers to end the lingering fuel scarcity in the country over security threats. DSS Spokesman, Peter Afunanya, on Thursday, stated that failure to make Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)

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CARDINAL ONAIYEKAN’S SERMON AT CARDINAL ARINZE’S 90TH BIRTHDAY

CARDINAL ARINZE AT 90 Holy Trinity Basilica, Onitsha, December 8th, 2022 Homily by +John Cardinal ONAIYEKAN, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja. Today, the Church of God celebrates the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. With our Mother Mary, we magnify the Lord who has done great things in her, so much

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