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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
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
10 important things Dame Adaora Umeoji told Catholic Bishops in Nigeria By Padre Mike Nsikak Umoh Preamble: Dame (Dr) Adaora Umeoji, KSS, OON, the Deputy Managing Director of Zenith Bank Plc, had the singular honour of addressing her spiritual fathers, all the Catholic Bishops in Nigeria, as the Chairperson at the opening ceremony of the recently concluded
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
By PJ Usanga As part of the ongoing activities commemorating the 13th anniversary celebration of Caritas Nigeria, the foundation through its Executive Secretary, Rev. Fr. Uche Obodoechina, has registered their resolve to ensure the socio-economic empowerment and development of the Nigerian youths and the women.
APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP OF ZARIA (NIGERIA) The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Sac as Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria (Nigeria). Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Kaduna, currently Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna. Curriculum vitae SELF. Bishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh was born on 10
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
