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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reflects on eight points regarding stories and storytelling, and urges those attending a Proaganda Fide conference to learn to apply them to their communities and institutions. By Francesca Merlo Addressing an international study conference for the IV centenary of the Congregation “De Propaganda Fide”, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Dicastery
The Lux Terra Leadership Foundation on Tuesday November 15, 2022, began the first in a series of training workshops for Christian Stakeholders on skills and tools for raising public awareness on the evil of all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, drawing up a variety of intervention strategies and mechanisms to achieve the much required
By Padre Mike Nsikak Umoh, CSN At the Closing Mass of the fifth National Eucharistic Congress in Benin-City, Nigeria, held on the open field of St. Paul’s Minor Seminary, in the early hours of Sunday November 13, 2022, the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Antonio Guido Filipazzi, exhorted the pilgrims that the mystery of
By Evaristus Bassey If Peter Obi becomes president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023, much as some can attribute this to purely social and political dynamics, the man or woman of faith would not fail to see the mysterious hand of God. Most times when God does something it does not necessarily
THE BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST! By Most Rev. Matthew Ishaya Audu (The Archbishop of Jos) “This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn I passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread and thanked God for it and
WELCOME ADDRESS AT THE 5TH NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN BENIN, NOVEMBER 12, 2022 BY ARCHBISHOP AUGUSTINE O. AKUBEZE’S HIGHLIGHTS 1. Let me begin by encouraging those who make every effort to attend Sunday Masses and participate in the Eucharist. 2. To many of you who ensure that you attend daily Masses in spite of all the challenges
The Eucharist as the Source and Summit of Christian Life Most Rev. John Akin Oyejola “The Eucharistic sacrifice is the “source and summit of the Christian life. For the most holy Eucharist contains the Church’s entire spiritual wealth…” Pope John Paul II Introduction I am highly delighted to welcome all of you to the
BENIN-CITY: HOMILY AT DAY-3 PASTORAL CONGRESS BY ARCHBISHOP ABEGUNRIN “Our states might be different as clergy, religious and laity, but these must be complementary” – Archbishop Gabriel Abegunrin By Padre Mike Nsikak Umoh The Catholic Bishop of Ibadan Archdiocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin has challenged the entire Church in Nigeria to renew their commitment to
