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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By CSN Media The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has launched the Apostolate of Pastoral Care of Migration, a new initiative aimed at providing spiritual and material support to migrants and refugees in Nigeria. The launch, which took place at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) in Abuja, marked a significant step towards addressing
PRESS RELEASE Sir Patrick Okwudili Igwilo has emerged Supreme Second-Vice President of the worldwide Catholic Order of Knights of St. John International (KSJI). He was elected Supreme Second Vice-President at the just concluded KSJI 82nd International and 56th Biennial Convention held in Buffalo, USA, from 16th to 20th July, 2024, and attended by delegates
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN Faith leaders from across Africa gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, to issue a united call for a debt jubilee in 2025, urging global leaders to take action to address the continent’s economic woes. Representing especially the Christian and Muslim faiths, the group unanimously emphasized the need for debt forgiveness and
It was on July 23, 1924, exactly 100 years ago, that the seminary was opened for the Vicariate of Southern Nigeria in Igbariam with the name St. Paul’s Seminary. The Igbariam seminary began with six junior seminarians (namely, Charles Nweze, William Obelagu, John Aghanti, Simon Okoye, Frederick Anughere, and William Hinzpeter) and three students studying
The Vatican has granted a plenary indulgence to anyone who visits a sick, lonely, or disabled elderly person on the fourth annual World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly on July 28. Those who are grandparents or elderly themselves can also receive a plenary indulgence, as well as anyone who participates in religious functions connected
By Walter Sanchez Silva Friar Nelson Medina, a Dominican known for his extensive apostolate on the internet, offered five tips for Catholics to do a better job evangelizing on social media. The Colombian priest, who holds a doctorate in fundamental theology, shared the following recommendations with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. Dominican friar Nelson
The National Eucharistic Congress in the US city of Indianapolis concludes with the celebration of Mass and a homily by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, who calls for a renewed commitment to Eucharistic and missionary conversion. By Vatican News Reflecting on the theme of the National Eucharistic Congress, from the Gospel of John “Remain in Me”,
By Abah Anthony John Members of the Catholic Women Organization (CWO) of Nigeria have announced plans to organize trauma healing sessions for the victims and survivors of the July 12 collapse of the Saints Academy school building in the Busa Buji community of Jos. In an interview with ACI Africa on the sidelines of a visit by CWO members
By Sr. Beatrice Akuwueze Acholike, HHCJ The Catholic Bishop of Katsina Diocese Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Mamman Musa has urged the newly ordained priests of Katsina Diocese to see themselves as pastoral servants to the people entrusted to their care. Bishop Musa in his homily at the maiden ordination of the diocese on Tuesday July
By ACI Africa Staff In the Catholic Diocese of Boma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Priests walk for up to 40 kilometers to reach some of the mission stations of the Congolese Episcopal See, which are in very remote places. According to the Catholic pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, 35
