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Treat Wedding Celebrations, Funerals & Anniversaries as golden moments of Evangelization and Re-evangelization in the Church,” Fr. Mike Umoh tells Bigard Seminarians at Centennial Celebration
By PJ Usanga The National Director of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael Nsikak Umoh has urged his fellow pastors to see occasions of weddings, funerals, child dedications, and birthday anniversaries Masses as golden opportunities for evangelization and re-evangelization in the Church. In a Lecture delivered at the 100th
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Pope Francis to open Holy Doors during Christmas liturgies
The Vatican releases the schedule for Pope Francis’ liturgies during the Christmas Season, which will see him open the Jubilee Holy Doors at St. Peter’s Basilica and Rome’s Rebibbia prison. By Vatican News Pope Francis will commence the Jubilee of Hope with Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the night of Christmas eve, opening the
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Pope: ‘Synod final document forms part of papal Magisterium’
Pope Francis publishes a note accompanying the Final Document of the Synod of Bishops of Synodality. In it, he entrusts the Document to the Church and calls for creative implementation and a renewed commitment to communion, participation, and mission. By Francesca Merlo Pope Francis has written a note to accompany the Final Document of the
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Pope: ‘Never lose hope’ when a loved one abandons their faith
Replying to an Italian grandmother concerned that one of her grandchildren has not been baptised, Pope Francis says that “gratuitous love is more persuasive than many words”. By Joseph Tulloch Pope Francis has replied to a letter from an Italian grandmother concerned that her granddaughter, now five years old, has not been baptised by her
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Cardinal Ayuso Guixot, champion of Interfaith Dialogue, passes away
Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, a Spanish prelate and Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, passed away on Monday November 25, at the age of 72, after a long illness. During the morning, while he addressed an international Jain delegation in the presence of members of the Dicastery, Pope Francis asked for prayers for
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Nigeria
Cardinal Okpaleke’s Model can end hunger – Catholic Church
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Pope Francis Hails Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary for “invaluable service to the Church, society”
By Jude Atemanke Enugu, 23 November, 2024 / 10:05 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Francis has hailed the 100-year-old Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Nigeria for its “invaluable service” to the people of God. In a goodwill message addressed to the Rector of the National Major Seminary based in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Fr. Albert Okey Ikpenwa,
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Nigeria
A CENTENARIAN PRIEST DIES A YEAR TO THE CENTENARY OF THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING
As the world prepares for the 100th anniversary of the solemnity of Christ the Universal King (1925-2025), instituted by Pope Pius XI, the diocese of Auchi announced the graceful transitioning of Rt. Monsignor Thomas Oleghe (Feb. 6, 1921-Nov. 24, 2024), Nigeria’s oldest Catholic priest. Monsignor Oleghe’s demise comes exactly a year before the centenary celebrations
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Fr. Banjo Lauds Abuja Municipal Lions Club, as CBCN Agency Staff Assumes Leadership of World’s Largest Service Organization
By PJ Usanga The Deputy Secretary General and Director of Pastoral Affairs, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, commended the activities and programmes of the Abuja Municipal Lions Club for their commitment to acts of kindness and selfless service. “I commend and sincerely thank the Abuja Municipal Lions Club for their unwavering