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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Uromi, Edo State, Feb. 3, 2025 Fr. Okhueleigbe Osemhantie à The Catholic Diocese of Uromi is steeped in solemn prayer and liturgical offerings following the passing of the esteemed Very Rev. Fr. Prof. Cosmas Aluede Ojemen. His death was announced on Friday, January 31, 2025, by Bishop Ogun in the sacristy, where, after a
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh “A whole world awaits you- men and women who have lost all hope in life, broken homes that are lacking in love, families in difficulty, hungry and abandoned children, young people without a future, the elderly, sick and abandoned… your witnessing can bring hope to these and help them journey
As a lecturer in the Department of Canon Law, CIWA for several years, Rev. Fr. Prof. Cosmas Aluede Ojemen, a Catholic priest of Uromi diocese, served as Head of the Department of Canon Law, CIWA, and the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law, CIWA. As an eminent scholar, he made significant contributions in the
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, on Thursday, 30 January 2025, was formally received as the Ambassador of Pope Francis to Nigeria by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the significant and colourful diplomatic occasion, which took place at
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, on Thursday, 30 January 2025, was formally received as the Ambassador of Pope Francis to Nigeria by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the significant and colourful diplomatic occasion, which took
By Ahiara Diocesan Communications In a historic development, Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi of Ahiara created the first-ever Catholic Chaplaincy in the Diocese. The event, which took place on Thursday, January 30, 2025, brought the number of parishes in the diocese to 90. Carved out of Queen of Peace Parish Oboama Ezinihitte Mbaise, the new Chaplaincy,
By Samson Adeyanju Pope Francis has cautioned against the rise of modern “towers of Babel,” where communication is abundant but true understanding is lacking. Addressing bishops, priests, religious, and lay media professionals at the Vatican, the Holy Father urged Catholic communicators to resist the temptation of superficial messaging and instead foster meaningful dialogue rooted in
Port Harcourt , Nigeria – Janurary 28, 2025 By Fr. Okhueleigbe Osemhantie à The Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA), Port Harcourt, Obehie Campus, stood resplendent today as it hosted its annual twin celebration of the Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas, its patron saint, and the matriculation of new students into its prestigious postgraduate
By Emma Eko, CSN The new Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Very Rev. Fr. Michael Ayanleke Banjo, paid a courtesy visit to the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty, at the Nunciature in Abuja on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. Fr. Banjo was accompanied by the National Director of
Pope Francis encourages Catholic journalists and communicators gathered in Rome for the Jubilee of the World of Communication to be courageous truth and hope-tellers in our world marred by conflicts, division and misinformation. By Lisa Zengarini As Catholic communicators from across the world convened to Rome for the Jubilee of the World of Communication this