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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
“Pope Benedict was a great Church man who spent his whole life working for the Church” – Cardinal Onaiyekan By Padre Mike Nsikak Umoh, CSN A foremost ecclesiastic of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has called on all Catholics and men and women of good will not to mourn, but to “celebrate
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says that Pope Francis will celebrate the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday. It will be an unprecedented event in which a current pope will celebrate the funeral for a former one. Francis was elected after Benedict resigned in 2013. The latest on
BREAKING NEWS: POPE BENEDICT RETURNS TO GOD The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. By Vatican News Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has returned to the Father’s House. The Holy See Press Office announced that he died at 9:34 AM on
Former RECOWA Secretary General Appointed Bishop for Yamoussoukro Diocese, Ivory Coast Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Joseph Kakou Aka, the immediate former Secretary General of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA), as Bishop for Yamoussoukro Diocese in Ivory Coast. The appointment of Mons. Aka was published by the Holy See Press Office on
Pope Francis calls for prayers for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI By Delia Gallagher and Rob Picheta, Rome CNN Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from the post nine years ago, is “very sick” after a deterioration in his health on Wednesday. “I want to ask you
POPE FRANCIS RELEASES NEW APOSTOLIC LETTER “TOTUM AMORIS EST” On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, the Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis released a message on St. Francis de Sales, a Saint who teaches us that “devotion to God is meant for everyone, in every situation.” The pope’s Apostolic Letter, titled Totum Amoris Est, translated as “Everything Pertains
Pope Francis calls for prayers for Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI By Delia Gallagher and Rob Picheta, Rome CNN Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from the post nine years ago, is “very sick” after a deterioration in his health on Wednesday. “I want to ask you
Pope Francis appoints Fr. Ewherido as the new Bishop of Warri Diocese The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, Rector of Saints Peter and Paul Inter-Diocesan Major Seminary in Ibadan, as Bishop of the Diocese of Warri (Nigeria). Curriculum Vitae H.E. Bishop Anthony Ovayero Ewherido was born on Oct. 8,1960, in Eghwu, in
Do not be afraid, God will bless us with a better future, Archbishop Okeke charges Nigerians at Christmas From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha, Most Rev. Valerian Maduka Okeke has charged Christians and Nigerians alike to deeply trust in God and eschew fear, as God will make the future better. Speaking yesterday
Christmas: Be agents of peace and reconciliation – Bishop Badejo urges Nigerians By Abara Blessing Oluchi As the world celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Catholic Bishop of Oyo diocese, Most Reverend Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo has called on Christians to be agents of peace and reconciliation. The Bishop made the call in his Christmas