June 6, 2026
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8 unique things to know about World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon

After four years of waiting — one year longer than expected due to the pandemic — and fears that the pope’s health issues would force another postponement, World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, will finally take place in a few days, from Aug. 1–6, and it promises to be unique in many ways. This

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REFLECTION ON PEACE IN SOUTHERN TARABA: THE WAY FORWARD BY MOST REV. DR. MARK MAIGIDA NZUKWEIN

INTRODUCTION Peace and tranquility has eluded Southern Taraba for quite some time now because, unfortunately, the inhabitants of this zone have refused to give peace a chance. Or rather they have failed to understand the true concept, the value and foundation for peace. There is no gainsaying that the slogan of the seating Governor: “Give

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8 unique things to know about World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon

The 37th World Youth Day gets underway with Mass celebrated by the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, providing hundreds of thousands of young people their first opportunity to share their faith journey. By Francesca Merlo – Lisbon, Portugal In a flurry of excitement and joy, the first day of World Youth Day came to a close

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World Youth Day opens in Lisbon with Mass for thousands of pilgrims

The 37th World Youth Day gets underway with Mass celebrated by the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, providing hundreds of thousands of young people their first opportunity to share their faith journey. By Francesca Merlo – Lisbon, Portugal In a flurry of excitement and joy, the first day of World Youth Day came to a close

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The Vatican Flag (the theology of the flag)

This is the Roman Catholic Church flag. It was adopted by the Holy see on June 7th 1929. It is white and yellow, (gold) with two keys crossed and a Papal Tiara(that thing that looks like crown) inbetween the keys. The white and yellow represents the albumen of an egg and the yellow (Gold) represents

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2023 elections worst in history of Nigeria’s electoral system -Catholic Church

  Governors and other incumbents who would be determined to install their cronies as successors. “The report was also of the view that further efforts should be made by INEC as permitted under the law to push for complete electronic voting during elections. This will, expectedly, reduce to the barest minimum the obvious infractions being

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Archbishop Onaiyekan’s verdict: Tinubu not yet Nigeria’s president

On insecurity, corruption, economy, we’re still where we’ve been for 10 years Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is not yet  Nigeria’s President until the courts have finished their job and declare who is Nigeria’s president. The former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria

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Archbishop Onaiyekan’s verdict: Tinubu not yet Nigeria’s president

  Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is not yet Nigeria’s President until the courts have finished their job and declare who is Nigeria’s president. •On insecurity, corruption, economy, we’re still where we’ve been for 10 years   Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese

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World Youth Day pilgrims from Mexico surprised by private visit with Pope Francis

  Father Ignacio Bello was surprised to receive a handwritten letter from the pope himself inviting him and his group of World Youth Day pilgrims to the Holy Father’s Vatican residence on the morning of July 25, 2023. | Chiara Beltrán Hannah Brockhaus By Hannah Brockhaus When Father Ignacio Bello invited Pope Francis to join

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