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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) have made a further appeal to the Global Community to come to the aid of the 165 learners and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Nigeria, who have been in captivity for the fourth week since their abduction on 21 November.
By CSN Media Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, has warned Nigerian leaders against complacency in the face of the country’s deepening socio-economic and security challenges. He cautioned that continued inaction could provoke dangerous consequences, particularly among frustrated youths. In his Sunday homily on December 14 at St. Pius X Parish, Gbagalagpe,
By Fr. Christopher Odeluyi Yesterday at Mass in my new parish, something happened that deeply unsettled me as a priest. As I processed to the altar wearing a pink (rose) chasuble, I noticed the puzzled looks. Then questions came, some whispered, some spoken openly, some accompanied by laughter. “Father, why pink?” “Is it a mistake?”
Some Protestant scholars welcome Vatican document clarifying Marian titles facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing button Pope Leo Mary Jesus crown Pope Leo XIV places a crown on the Madonna of Sinti, Roma, and Walking Peoples during the audience of the Jubilee of the Roma, Sinti, and Traveling Peoples in Paul
CNA Staff, Dec 15, 2025 / 07:00 am Jimmy Lai, the Catholic human rights advocate whose long-running national security trial in China has drawn criticism and charges of persecution, was found guilty on Dec. 15 of multiple violations of China’s national security laws, bringing an end to several years of what advocates have described as
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By Rev. Fr. Augustine Fasiku Introduction Imagine a majestic cathedral, its soaring curves and resplendent stained-glass windows a testament to the glory of God. As the faithful gather within its walls, they are swept up in a celebration that transcends time and space, a sacred drama that unites them with the divine and with one
By PJ Usanga, CSN Media The Catholic Diocese of Lafia has recorded remarkable pastoral, clerical, and infrastructural growth in the 25 years since its establishment. It has expanded from two deaneries and 13 parishes to seven deaneries with 59 parishes and mission stations, and has grown its indigenous priesthood from just seven priests to over
During his homily on the Sunday of the Jubilee of Prisoners, Pope Leo XIV challenges both inmates and those responsible for the prisons to hold on to hope and he reminds everyone “that no human being is defined only by his or her actions and that justice is always a process of reparation and reconciliation.”
Port Harcourt, Nigeria|Dec. 15, 2025|Fr. Dr. Okhueleigbe Osemhantie Ãmos In a moment heavy with history and quiet symbolism, Britain’s King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV prayed together in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, 23 October 2025, marking the first public shared prayer between a British monarch and a Roman Catholic pontiff in nearly five