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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
As Caritas Africa installs its newly-elected leadership at a meeting in Abuja, Msgr. Pierre Cibambo describes his mission in his new role as Caritas Africa president and highlights the importance of the Church’s charitable service. By Sr. Titilayo Aduloju, SSMA Caritas Africa, which spreads across the sub-Saharan region, including the islands of the Indian Ocean
Fr. Peter Hassan, a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese, has been lauded for his ability to “transcend narrow ethnic boundaries”, embracing “all without prejudice, jealousy, or hatred” in his 25 years of Priestly ministry. In his homily on the occasion of Fr. Hassan’s Silver Jubilee of Priesthood on Thursday, September 21, Archbishop
The Catholic Bishop of Osogbo, Most Rev. John Akin Oyejola, has tasked the members of the Catholic Nurses Guild of Nigeria (CNGN), on the need to encourage their members especially the young ones to join the guild, because the Church needs their services now, than ever. Bishop Oyejola stated this while welcoming members of the
The Catholic Bishop of Osogbo, Most Rev. John Akin Oyejola, has tasked the members of the Catholic Nurses Guild of Nigeria (CNGN), on the need to encourage their members especially the young ones to join the guild, because the Church needs their services now, than ever. Bishop Oyejola stated this while welcoming members of the
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRIESTLY ORDINATION OF THE “CLASS OF 8”; SILVER JUBILEE OF EPISCOPAL ORDINATION OF THE MOST REV. ALFRED ADEWALE MARTINS ARCHBISHOP OF LAGOS 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023 Ten years ago, on the 18th of September 2013, this Cathedral witnessed the celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the priestly ordination of our celebrants of
As Caritas Nigeria celebrates its 13th anniversary in Abuja, the local Church’s humanitarian outfit highlights its efforts to assist people and hosts an international conference on Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato si’. By Sr. Titilayo Aduloju, SSMA The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) founded the non-profit Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria, known as Caritas Nigeria,
His Lordship, Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto and Founder of the Kukah Centre, has won this Year’s Mundo Negro Fraternity Award. The news was conveyed to him through a letter signed by Fr. Enrique Bayo Mata, a priest of the Comboni Missionaries and Director of the Madrid based Spanish
By Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The people of God in Lagos Archdiocese, filled with exceeding joy and gratitude to God, rolled out their gongs and drums to celebrate their well-loved, amiable and quintessential Chief Shepherd, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, as he turned 40 years a priest and 25 years a bishop. The peak
It was indeed a sad moment for the Augustinian Community in Benin City, as Unidentified Robbers in the early hours (around 3AM) of Sunday 17th of September, 2023 broke into the Main Church building and made away with the Tarbanacle where the Blessed Sacrament are usually kept after consecration. It was gathered that as parts
