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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By Silas Isenjia Kigali, 31 July, 2025 / 11:27 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) who are meeting in Rwanda’s capital. Kigali, have lauded the immense growth witnessed in the Catholic Church on the continent since the Bishops’ last gathering in 2022. In their status report presented on Thursday,
Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for August, 2025, inviting us to pray “that societies avoid internal conflicts due to ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons” and encouraging us to “seek paths of dialogue” and “respond to conflict with gestures of fraternity.” By Christopher Wells “Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more
Pope Leo paves the way for St John Henry Newman to be formally declared a “Doctor of the Church”. By Alessandro De Carolis One of the great modern thinkers of Christianity, a key figure in a spiritual and human journey that left a profound mark on the Church and 19th-century ecumenism, and the author of
Explanatory NOTES to the PSI M.A. Brochure 1. This is a 2 Calendar Years (4 Semesters) Residential programme, that equips Priests & Religious to be able to get licenced and practice professionally as “Therapists.” They will live together in the hostel community – much like a formation house. 2. Apart from the Academic Training,* there
By ACI Africa Staff Kigali, 31 July, 2025 / 5:02 pm (ACI Africa). The Catholic Church in Africa is experiencing the fastest growth than any continent in the world, Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has said. In his presentation during the 20th Plenary Assembly of members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in
By Ruben Mario Brodrick, Benin City, Nigeria The Young Missionary Moment of Nigeria (YOMM), a vital arm of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Propagation of Faith (POF), recently convened its Provincial Congress in Benin City, marking an impressive 20 years since the movement’s inception. Under the inspiring theme, “We are Missionaries of Hope,”
By Abah Anthony John, Abuja The founder of the Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI), a Catholic entity that specializes in psycho-trauma healing, is calling for urgent professional support for the people of God in Nigeria, where he says virtually everyone suffers from trauma amid a myriad of challenges that cause emotional wounds and psychological distress. In an
With faith in the resurrection, the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara prayerfully announces the call to glory of Very Rev. Msgr Benjamin Chima, aged 85 years. Msgr Ben Chima, as he was fondly called, was a true priest, indefatigable pastor, seasoned builder and unapologetic disciplinarian. He was a man of community and consistency, upright and pious.
During his wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo encourages the faithful to learn to speak properly, using words that heal and not hurt. By Vatcian News Wednesday saw the conclusion of Pope Leo XIV’s catechetical series on the public life of Jesus, which he described as being marked by encounters, parables, and healings. Addressing the faithful
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City has vehemently denied claims made by Senator Adams Aliu Oshiomhole that St. Philomena College of Nursing Sciences is government-owned. According to Rev. Fr. Jude Orah, Director of Social Communications and Press of the Archdiocese, the college is fully owned by the Archdiocese and has