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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The Vatican has just released a couple hours ago the list of the over 500 delegates to participate at the forthcoming Synod on Synodality taking place in October this year. For the first time, 21% of the participants at the synod will be non-bishops, some appointed by bishops conferences and others personally appointed by the
By CSN Media The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has lost one of its indefatigable staff, Mr. David Rotji, to the cold hands of death. The deceased who until his death was the Immigration Protocol Officer suffered a protracted illness and was on Tuesday July 4, 2023 called to eternity by his creator. Rotji was employed
The Holy See Press Office releases the official calendar of Pope Francis’ Liturgical Celebrations for July and August 2023, which includes Mass on the 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly and his upcoming Apostolic Journeys to Portugal and Mongolia. By Deborah Castellano Lubov The Holy See Press Office has released the Calendar of
The Handbook in Two Sentences As technology makes the world more complex, the choices that we need to make regarding the uses of technology also become more complicated. The goal of this book is to help decision-makers set up the right conditions within their organization for successful navigation of this increasing complexity so that their
Every baptized person is called to be a modern-day prophet, living as a witness of Jesus to others, Pope Francis said on Sunday. In his Angelus address July 2, the pope recalled that at our baptism, each of us received “the gift of the prophetic mission.” The pope, addressing an estimated 15,000 pilgrims and tourists
In an interview with the United Arab Emirate’s daily ‘Al-Ittihad,’ Pope Francis laments the burning of the Quran, Islam’s holiest book, in Sweden, while urging individuals take to heart the values promoted in the Document on Human Fraternity. “I feel indignant and disgusted by these actions,” Pope Francis expressed to Hamad Al-Kaabi, editor of the
Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has decried that most Federal Government formations in Nigeria operate in breach of the law by not allowing for the freedom of religious practices. Bishop Kukah stated this on Sunday while opening the 119 Nigerian Airforce (NAF) Composite Group Catholic Chaplaincy in Sokoto State.
Pope Francis sends a message to the Second International “Science for Peace” Meeting in the Italian Diocese of Teramo-Atri, and recalls that the search for truth in charity is the foundation for the construction of a peaceful society. By Lisa Zengarini “The path to peace lies in truth and charity,” Pope Francis said in a
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has rejected a bill seeking to establish National Council of Christian Education, pointing out that the proposal violates sections 10 and 42(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999. Rather than promoting a bill that violated the secular character of Nigeria, the bishops tasked the
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The clergy, religious and laity of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo rolled out their gongs and drums last weekend, 23 June, as the diocese celebrated 60 years of creation, the emeritus bishop Most Rev. Julius Babatunde Adelakun turned 50 years as a Bishop, and three deacons of the diocese were