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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Cardinal Zen arrested in Hong Kong, Holy See expresses concern Cardinal Joseph Zen was detained in Hong Kong on Wednesday by the police force set up to oversee national security, and charged with “collusion with foreign forces” in connection with his role as administrator of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. The director of the Vatican
BREAKING NEWS: 90 year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired Archbishop of Hong Kong, has been arrested by Chinese authorities. His apparent “crime” is that he helped set up a fund to pay for legal representation for pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong who were arrested for criticizing the government. Please pray for Cardinal Zen’s immediate release.
THE CLARETIAN MISSIONARIES HAVE A NEW GOVERNMENT The Claretian Missionaries, West Nigeria Independent Delegation convoked for a week Elective Assembly at their, now famous, Institute of Consecrated Life in Africa (INCLA) located in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory. However, it was on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at exactly 11:15 that
A PASTOR CLOSES DOWN MINISTRY TO JOIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Former Protestant minister embraces the truth of the Catholic Church. But How? What would drive a Protestant pastor to give up his ministry, to wander in spiritual darkness for a time and eventually follow God’s call in a new direction? For Steve Dow, it was
Breaking News: 2023: Catholic Priest of Markudi, Fr Alia picks Governorship form Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia of the Catholic Diocese of Markudi in Benue State of Middle Belt Nigeria, has picked a Governorship Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms A leading governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress in Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr.
ARCHBISHOP JUDE OKOLO FROM NIGERIA BECOMES APOSTOLIC NUNCIO TO CZECH REPUBLIC. Pope Francis on Sunday May 1, 2022 appointed Nigerian Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo from Ozubulu in Nnewi Diocese , Anambra state, the new apostolic nuncio to the Czech Republic. He will replace Charles Daniel Balvo, who has served as apostolic nuncio to the Czech
Message of Bishop Francis Obafemi Adesina to Muslims in ijebu-ode diocese for the celebration of Eid-Ul-Fitr Dear Muslim Brothers and Sisters It is with great joy and pleasure that I greet you on this day that you celebrate the holy feast of ‘Eid-ul-Fitr’ (“the festival of breaking the fast”), to conclude your Ramadan period of
TALK TO VOTES BEFORE YOU CAST THEM. By Bishop Julius Yakubu Kundi. Lamenting how for long politicians have not justified the reasons they were voted into political offices, Bishop Julius Kundi lampooned in no small measure. This happened at the dedication of St Williams Catholic church Kaura, an out station of St Francis parish Manchok.
Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, in 2017, when he turned 81, spoke to TOLUWANI ENIOLA of The Punch about his life as a priest. Can you tell us about your background? I was born on June 16, 1936. I was christened Anthony by my father, who hailed from Edo State. My mother
RECOWA: Nigerian Bishops host 150 Counterparts from ECOWAS region The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) will host the General Assembly of the Reunion of Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) from Monday, 2 May to Monday, 9 May 2022. The theme of the plenary, which holds at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria in Abuja,