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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
KNIGHTHOOD: A PATH TO AN AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN LIFE Retreat message to Knights & Ladies of St. Mulumba, Abraham Ojefua Sub-Council, Abuja By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Import of the topic: To be a good knight translates to being a good Christian. If we truly struggle to be good knights, we cannot but end up being
Being a Lead Paper delivered at the 34th Theology Week Conference of the Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA) in Port Harcourt on 7 April, 2025. By Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Preamble I am honored to be invited to present this paper. Wondering why such an honour, in the midst of so many
All is now set for the first Pastoral visit of the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, to Port Harcourt Diocese, Rivers State. The Pastoral visit is slated for April 8 to 10, 2025. The Nuncio will be hosted in a reception at Corpus Et Sanguis Christi Cathedral, D/Line, Port Harcourt, after a
In a message for the Jubilee Pilgrimage organised by Charis, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, Pope Francis says that the Holy Spirit is “the source of communion, harmony and fraternity”. By Joseph Tulloch Pope Francis has sent a message to Charis, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal International Service, ahead of its Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome.
Twenty years after the death of Pope John Paul II on 5 April 2005, our Editorial Director explores how the Church celebrates the saint and recalls his unheeded words against war. By Andrea Tornielli Twenty years have passed since the evening of Saturday, 2 April 2005, when millions of people around the world mourned the
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh As the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin bid farewell to its beloved Emeritus Bishop, Most Rev. Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, OP, during a funeral Mass held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Ilorin, on 28 March, 2025, a flood of tributes poured in from all quarters for the saintly bishop. Bishop Anselm Pendo Lawani of Ilorin
The Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) Conference will hold its 2025 Conference in the Archdiocese of Benin City from April 22 to April 25, 2025, at the Bishop Kelly Pastoral Centre. CATHAN is the foremost association of theologians in Nigeria. Its membership consists of priests, religious, and lay faithful nationwide. Significantly, CATHAN, founded in
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Bishop Dunia also reflected on the spiritual significance of Seminarian Andrew’s passing, stating that his journey was shortened so he could be with the Lord. The Nigerian Catholic Church leader called on the people of God to stand firm in their faith, and cautioned against giving in to fear or intimidation. “We are not afraid;
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh In a poignant sermon delivered during the Vigil Mass for the late Bishop Ayo-Maria Atoyebi on 27 March 2025 at the St. Joseph Cathedral, Ilorin, Bishop Bulus Yohanna of Kontagora diocese reflected on the enduring legacy of a life well-lived. He testified that Bishop Ayo-Maria’s remarkable journey, marked by dedication, simplicity, and holiness,
