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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The Imo State Government has banned graduation parties for nursery and Junior Secondary School (JSS3) students in a bid to ease financial pressure on parents and focus attention on academics. Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, announced the policy in a memo dated August 15, 2025, addressed to parents, guardians, and school proprietors. The directive,
By Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province of Nigeria, in the spirit of the ongoing synodal process in the Church, have held an interactive session with the Superiors of the Women Religious Congregations working in Ibadan Province. The session, which was held at the close
(Fr A. N Abiagom, CM). 1. The encyclical Munificentissimus Deus of Pope Piux XII (Nov 1, 1950), Item 39 elucidates on the victory of Mary over sin and death in light of Genesis 3:15: “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head,
Monday to Friday August 11 to 15, Lux Terra is hosting a Basic Psycho-Trauma Healing Skills workshop for Reverend Sisters from across Nigeria who are working with Trafficked women and girls. These Sisters are often suffering from Secondary Trauma, on account of the kind of issues they deal with everyday. The weeklong programme involves general
A New Song for a Broken Pot: Reimagining Hope in the Nigerian Crucible Fr Raymond Olusesan Aina, MSP The National Missionary Seminary of St Paul, Gwagwalada-Abuja, Nigeria Introduction: The Jubilee of Hope in a Nation of Paradoxes A nation’s heartbeat can be heard not just in its anthems or its markets, but in the collective
By Marcus Onuh, Caritas Nigeria In a bid to further strengthen collaboration and continuity within the universal church’s structures, the Executive Secretary, Caritas Nigeria and Director, Church and Society Department of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Peter Babangida Audu, paid a courtesy visit to the Auxiliary Bishop of Minna Diocese, Most Rev. Luka
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Aug 5, 2025 / 11:23 am White rose petals drifted from the gilded ceiling of St. Mary Major Basilica on Tuesday as Romans celebrated the 1,667th anniversary of a fourth-century Marian miracle that inspired the construction of the oldest Marian sanctuary in the West. According to tradition, the miracle involved a
By Fr. Augustine Fasiku The story of St. Therese of Lisieux, affectionately known as “the little flower,” is well-known among Catholics. However, few may be aware of her agonizing struggle with tuberculosis, which brought her immense pain and suffering. At one point, she confessed that if she hadn’t had faith, she would have taken her
In a novel milestone, the Catholic Golfers Association of Nigeria, is to hold a golf tournament in commemoration of the priestly ordination and episcopal installation anniversaries of the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, His Grace, Most Rev Alfred Adewale Martins. The golf tournament with theme: “Evangelization through golf,” is slated for Thursday, August 28, 2025, at
