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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Archbishop Matthew Ishaya Audu of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Jos has expressed his sorrow following the reported death of several students when their school building collapsed. On July 12, at least 22 people, including students, died after a two-story school building belonging to Saints Academy in the Busa Buji community of Jos collapsed during school hours, Reuters reported.
Godfrey Onah & Matthew Kukah Like men in a stupor, African leaders are staggering through the labyrinthine paths of democracy, oscillating between hope and despair, chasing the promises of democracy that are now at best, a will-o-the-wisp. To imagine where we are now is to forget where we have come from. Talking about democracy in
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CHARLOTTE — The Most Rev. Dr. Valerian Okeke, archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria, traveled to the Diocese of Charlotte June 29-30 for a pastoral visit and to build support for a Catholic university project. Leader of the Onitsha archdiocese since 2003, Archbishop Okeke shepherds more than 2 million Catholics in Anambra State, Nigeria. The archdiocese encompasses
By Fr George Adimike In living the priesthood as a sacrifice of thanksgiving, one realises its fulcrum in grace. The intercourse of humanity and divinity, which reaches an orgasmic point in the total self-offering of the priesthood, finds its content in sacrifice. Indeed, sacrifice enriches life and undergirds its spiritual depth. Without being the maturation
The 13th day of July, 2024 will be judged by history as epochal in character, for being the day the first Catholic Priest was commissioned as an Immigration Officer. His name, Revd. Fr. Donald Jooji Tersoo. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is a governmental organization responsible for border security and migration management in Nigeria. It
By CSN Media The Episcopal Chairman for Laity, Most Rev. John Ebebe Ayah has highlighted the numerous challenges facing the country, emphasizing the resilience and steadfastness required to navigate these turbulent times. The gathering, held at St. Gabriel Chaplaincy, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja, saw a convergence of lay chaplains dedicated to spiritual guidance and community
THREATS TO THE SOVEREIGNTY AND VALUES OF NIGERIA IN THE SAMOA AGREEMENT A STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE OF NIGERIA (CBCN) ISSUED ON 11 JULY 2024 INTRODUCTION 1. Our attention has been drawn by the press to Nigeria’s signing of the Samoa Agreement on 28 June 2024. This economic partnership agreement between the EU
By PJ Usanga Inaugurating the year of prayer as declared by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, in January 2024 in preparation for the 2025 jubilee year, the Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, pointed out that if prayer is removed from the activity of many Nigerians, they will spiritually suffocate badly, and their
By Silas Isenjia Nsukka, Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka is calling upon Priests in his Episcopal See to give the people of God the opportunity to confess regularly by including the Sacrament of Penance in their day-to-day programs. In his homily while on retreat with Priests at Holy Rosary Retreat and Conference Centre, Nsukka, Bishop Onah