July 18, 2025
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Anytime the Catholic Bishops meet, the nation awaits with fidgeted breaths โ€“ Governor Uzodinma

Anytime the Catholic Bishops meet, the nation awaits with fidgeted breaths โ€“ Governor Uzodinma By Rachel Kogi, CSN At the official opening ceremony of the second 2022 plenary of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, the Governor of Imo State, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodinma strongly commended the Catholic Bishops for unrelentingly providing resolutions to issues of

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Second CBCN 2022 plenary: Proceedings of Day-Two

Second CBCN 2022 plenary: Proceedings of Day-Two By Rachel Kogi, CSN News Day-two of the second 2022 plenary of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which is on-going in Orlu Diocese, commenced with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, which was followed by the Holy Mass. The Chief Celebrant, who was also the homilist, Most

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Priests must be active but not partisan in politics, says Fr. John Bosco Ezehiย 

Priests must be active but not partisan in politics, says Fr. John Bosco Ezehiย  Padre Mike Umoh, CSN In an interactive session of priests with Bishops at the on-going plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeriaย (CBCN) in Orlu Diocese, on Friday September 9, 2022, the President of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA),

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The Eucharist is a community and spiritual exercise that builds communion โ€“ Bishop Hammawa

The Eucharist is a community and spiritual exercise that builds communion โ€“ Bishop Hammawa By Rachel Kogi, CSN News At the Holy Mass today, September 10, 2022, in continuation of the CBCN second 2022 plenary in Orlu Diocese, the Bishop of Jalingo Diocese, Most Rev. Charles Hammawa, reiterated the building and renewing power of the

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What makes a Church lovely is the presence of Jesus, says Archbishop Obinna

What makes a Church lovely is the presence of Jesus โ€“ Archbishop Obinna By Rachel Kogi The immediate past Metropolitan of Owerri Archdiocese, Most Rev. Anthony Obinna today, September 9, 2022, re-emphasised the power of the presence of Christ in the life of the Church. In his homily at the Mass of the Catholic Bishops

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You Are A Project In Progress, Archbishop Okeke tells Cardinal Okpaleke

You Are A Project In Progress, Archbishop Okeke tells Cardinal Okpaleke By Padre Mike Nsikak Umoh, CSN September 8, the birthday of Mary the Mother of God, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke led Bishops in their numbers, hundreds of priests and religious, and a great multitude of Christโ€™s faithful in the sacrifice of the Holy Mass

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Contribution of Catholic Church to Africaโ€™s human development increasing โ€“ Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Contribution of Catholic Church to Africaโ€™s human development increasing โ€“ Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard Founder and Chairman of APO Group, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, says the groupโ€™s partnership with the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) will be key in bringing greater cohesion to the Catholic Churchโ€™s communications strategy on the continent. According to him, while

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Kukah: Feisty Liberation Theologian

Kukah: Feisty Liberation Theologian At Newswatch we always held a meeting, a colloquium, on the choice of a columnist for the magazine. It wasnโ€™t a decision we took fleetingly, whimsically, because we regarded column writing as the top-of-the-line endeavour, an assignment that has to be entrusted only to those who had mastered the art of

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Pope at Audience: Discernment helps us recognize God in unexpected events

Pope at Audience: Discernment helps us recognize God in unexpected events Pope Francis sheds light on the theme of discernment during his catechesis at the weekly General Audience by recalling the example of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and highlights how God works through unforeseen events and mishaps. By Benedict Mayaki, SJ Pope Francis continued his

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