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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Pope Francis appoints Msgr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo as new Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. By Vatican News staff writer The Holy Father has appointed Msgr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo as Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Until now, Msgr. Ekpo has served as an official at the Section for General
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Leaders of Church and State, as well as traditional rulers were unanimous in their call for peace among all the tribes and groups inhabiting Gashaka and Kwararafa kingdom, as a multitude gathered on the open field of Government Secondary School, Wukari, for the erection of Wukari diocese and the
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria was again in his element at the ceremony of the creation of the new diocese of Wukari in Taraba State and the ordination and installation of its new bishop today 13 April, 2023, as he pointedly challenged the clergy and people of God to
Upon the announcement of the creation of a new Diocese of Wukari by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, by December last year, the new Diocese of Wukari will on Thursday, 13th April 2023 witness her cononical erection as a suffragan Diocese and the installation of her first substantive Bishop, Msgr. Mark Maigida Nzukwein. The
“Our bones are dried up, and our hope lost; we are clean cut off…Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people… When I open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will put my spirit within you
*WE MUST RISE UP TO A NEW LIFE* *Easter Message of Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo* *Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Nigeria* *Easter Is Good News For All* Easter Sunday commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is good news, no matter how bad things are around us. Life overcomes death, good wins
By Fr. Michael Umoh, CSN Another strong feather has been added to the scholarly wings of Rev. Fr. Professor Anthony Alaba Akinwale, OP, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the revered Dominican University, Ibadan, and a scholar of great repute, as the Master of the Order of Preachers, Fr Gerard Francisco Timoner III, OP recently
Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Easter 2023 1: Easter and our Inconclusive Dreams: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is everything for the Christian faith. Without it, every pillar and the foundation of the Christian faith collapses. It is the single most shocking and dramatic event in human history. Over two thousand
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has called on all Nigerians to allow the power of Christ’s resurrection to dispel the dark moments of our lives in order to heal the wounds that are threatening the unity of our country today. Christ has brought us from darkness to light by
By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama, has reminded Nigerians that they can reclaim their country from the clutches of terrorists and other oppressors.By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama, has reminded Nigerians that they can reclaim their country