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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
As Nigerian university lecturers enter their eighth month of strike, president Muhammadu Buhari has listed the minister of education Adamu Adamu among the recipients of national honours – an order of awards given to citizens and sometimes foreigners in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the nation’s development – to the chagrin of many Nigerians.
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appealed to the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to ‘stop the spiral of violence and death’ in Ukraine and denounced the ‘absurd’ risk to humanity of catastrophic nuclear war a s tensions escalate. On the seventh-month war as he addressed the public in St. Peter’s Square, last Sunday, the Holy Father also called on Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ‘be open’ to
By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver Newsroom, Oct 2, 2022 / 00:00 am Guardian angels are instruments of providence who protect their charges from suffering serious harm, and care for their salvation. It is a theologically certain teaching that every one one of the faithful has his or her own guardian angel from baptism, and it is
Priests reject controversial synod poster: it’s ‘out of bounds and confusing’ By CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Sep 29, 2022 / 16:00 pm Father Francisco “Patxi” Bronchalo, a priest of the Diocese of Getafe, Spain, recently posted on social media that a controversial drawing on the official Facebook page of the Synod on Synodality “is out
Church and contraception: Experts expose errors in Pontifical Academy for Life book By CNA Staff Denver Newsroom, Sep 27, 2022 / 10:07 am Nine international experts have pointed out in an open letter the serious errors contained in a book published a few weeks ago by the Pontifical Academy for Life, which promotes a change
Don’t stop believing in a better future, Catholic Bishop urges citizens The Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, yesterday, urged Nigerians not to stop believing in a better nation. The cleric advised the citizens to seize the opportunity provided by the 2023 general elections to demand integrity, accountability, and commitment to fair,
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TIMOTHY AGBOR As political parties have commenced campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections, Federal and State Governments have been urged against abandoning governance. The Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Reverend Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, gave this charge on Friday in his message to mark the 62nd anniversary of Nigeria. The message entitled: “Nigeria at 62:
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Sep 28, 2022 On Tuesday, Cardinal Joseph Zen’s second day in court in Hong Kong, five witnesses were cross-examined and the magistrate ruled that there was sufficient evidence to justify a trial. The 90-year-old cardinal appeared on Sept. 27 for the second consecutive day in the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts. The
By Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom The Belgian bishops’ introduction of blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples has drawn rebuke from Cardinal Francis Arinze, the former head of the Vatican’s liturgy office. The cardinal said Belgium’s bishops have taken an erroneous and pastorally flawed approach. “Human beings have no power to change the order established by God