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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By CSN Media The Pastoral Agents Department at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) is set to host a joint meeting of all Catholic Knights in Nigeria from Thursday, January 25 to Saturday, January 27, 2024 at the CSN Resource Centre, Abuja. The event with the theme: “Collaboration in Support and Defence of the Catholic
By Nna Anulumadu The rector Holy Family Youth village Amansea, Awka, Rev Fr Dr. Dominic Obielosi on Tuesday eulogized the Chief Shepherd of Onitsha Archdiocese His Grace Most Rev Valerian M Okeke for empowering thousands of students of higher institution through Holy youth village hostels . The rector while pouring the encomiums stated that the
At the Angelus, Pope Francis announces a “Year of Prayer” ahead of the upcoming Jubilee, and invites the faithful to pray for Christian unity and for peace throughout the world. The Holy Father also calls for the release of a group of people, including several nuns, who were kidnapped last week in Haiti. By Christopher
By Elise Ann Allen Jan 15, 2024 Senior Correspondent Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa, gives a press conference regarding the Roman Catholic Church’s agreeing to act as “mediator and witness” in a national dialogue between members of civil society and the government in Managua, Nicaragua, May 3, 2018. (Credit: AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File.) ROME –
Bishop Gerald M. Musa A friend gave me some self-motivational books, one of which was titled, “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment” by Eckhart Tolle. In this book, Tolle argues that true fulfilment and spiritual awakening can only be found by being fully present in the here and now. “The Power of
By Fr. Charles Uganwa The 1992 graduating set of Saints Peter & Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan, gathered for the 28th edition of their annual reunion, from Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18, 2024, hosted by Very Rev. Fr. Stephen Oluwatade Folorunsho, in the Domus Pacis facility at the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Generalate in Ikeja,
The Holy Childhood Association National day comes up on Sunday, 28th January 2024. It is usually celebrated in Nigeria on every last Sunday of January. it is a day set aside to celebrate all children and acknowledge their missionary roles in the Church. Children are reminded that they are Missionaries and need to make friends
Designed and created by Blessed Carlo Acutis Introduction Carlo Acutis was born in London in 1991 to Italian parents and grew up in Milan. From a very early age, people felt that Carlo was a particularly special boy. He showed great devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and to Our Lady, even though his parents
Catholic Bishops of Cameroon condemned the horrendous killings and attacks in the far north region of Cameroon, and expressed deep compassion for the victims in the region. In the final communiqué issued at the end of the 47th Annual Seminar of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) in Maroua, the Central African Prelates disclosed that the attacks
Meeting participants in a spiritual formation retreat held in Rome for Catholic communicators serving the Church in France, Pope Francis encourages them not to be afraid to communicate the Gospel with creativity and with an open heart. By Lisa Zengarini Pope Francis on Friday welcomed to the Vatican a group of Catholic communicators serving the