January 23, 2025
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu is dead

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the heroes of the South Africaโ€™s anti-apartheid crusade, has died, aged 90, on Sunday, December 26. Tutu’s death was confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, who is also a hero of the anti-aparthied fight. โ€œThe passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our

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BREAKING NEWS…Catholic priest killed on Christmas eve by unknown gunmen

By Rachel Kogi, CSN, Abuja While the Church in Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas, the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta Diocese has been thrown into a mournful state over the killing of one of its Priests, Rev. Fr. Luke Adeleke by some unknown gunmen.The National Director of Social Communications of the

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The Essence of the Christmas Crib

By Rachel Kogi Christmas celebration is yearly characterised by the display of Christmas cribs in Churches, homes, shopping malls and other venues. It is so common a feature that it cannot be wrong to say that Christmas celebrations are not complete without a Christmas Crib. Do you usually visit the crib? Have you ever stopped

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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE BY CBCN PRESIDENT

Please click below: Christmas Message 2021

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Serious Food for thought

The judge asked the killer of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, ‘Why did you kill Sadat? He said to him, “Because he is secular!” The judge replied: “What does secular means?” The killer said: “I don’t know!” In the case of the attempted assassination of the late Egyptian writer, Naguib Mahfouz, the judge asked the

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2021 CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR MESSAGE

*CHRISTMAS, A SEASON OF JOY AND ASSURANCE OF DIVINE PRESENCE* Rejoice! For nothing is impossible to God (Lk. 1:38) Season Greetings to the beloved Priests, Religious and Laity of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta and to all Godโ€™s people as we enter into this season of joy and the celebration of the birth of Christ

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AT CHRISTMAS, LESS TALK: MORE ACTION

Christmas Message of Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Nigeria Christmas is about Jesus and nobody else! Merry Christmas to all! Please celebrate Christmas knowing that it is about Jesus Christ the saviour and nobody else! Consider even the spelling, Christ-mas! Anything done at this season must relate to Christ, to be authentic.

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NIGERIAN BISHOP APPOINTED TO UN BY POPE

Press Release: Pope Francis has appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, to the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations office and specialized Institutions in Geneva, as well as the Permanent Observer to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Representative of the Holy See to the International Migration

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