AGULERI DIOCESE created with Bishop Denis Isizoh as the pioneer Bishop
Breaking news: AGULERI DIOCESE created with Bishop Denis Isizoh as the pioneer Bishop. Installation fixed for 17 March, 2023 – Rev. Fr. Michael Umoh.
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‘Well done for carrying your faith with you to foreign land’ – Bishop Kukah commends Nigerian Catholics in Lome
By Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN Upon departing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where he had gone to welcome Pope Francis, representing the Bishops of the West African Region under the aegis of the Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (RECOWA), the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, moved
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Pope departs from Juba to Rome, leaving message of hope for peace
The Holy Father Pope Francis concluded three days visit South Sudan with ecumenical prayers on Sunday that marked the end of his six day Apostolic Journey to Africa Thousands of Christians from different denominations attended the Mass at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum where some of them slept away from their homes to ensure they don’t
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Cardinal Okpaleke takes Canonical Possession of Church of Martyrs of Uganda, Rome
Cardinal Okpaleke takes Canonical Possession of Church of Martyrs of Uganda, Rome Today, Sunday February 5, 2023 The Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia, His Eminence, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, will take Canonical possession of the Church Of Martyrs Of Uganda, Rome. The special ceremony takes place today, Sunday, February 5, 2023 in a concelebrated Holy
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Pope to South Sudan’s clergy: We need courageous souls ready to die for Africa
While addressing clergy in Juba for his long-awaited ecumenical pilgrimage in South Sudan, Pope Francis insists we need courageous, generous souls ready to die and suffer for Africa. By Deborah Castellano Lubov We need courageous, generous souls ready to suffer and die for Africa. Pope Francis stressed this when speaking to bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated
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Pope in Congo, Bishop Kukah on episcopal team
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN Not minding his fragile health, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, will visit the war-torn and violence-ravaging Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan from 31 January to 5 February, 2023, with the sole aim of fostering peace and reconciliation. To this end, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most
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‘I lost a dad’: Pope Francis speaks about losing Benedict XVI
In a new interview published Wednesday, Pope Francis said the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI meant he had lost a “good companion” and a father figure. “I lost a dad,” Pope Francis told the Associated Press, praising his predecessor — who died on Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95 — as a “gentleman.”
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Pope to Augustinians: ‘Place Christ at the center of your life’
Pope Francis encourages the Primatial Council of the Confederation Canons Regular of Saint Augustine to seek the Lord in all they do, witness God’s love, and let the Gospel be their rule of life, as they open up to the future with renewed hope. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Place Christ at the center of your
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LEV-Rizzoli publish a collection of ten significant speeches by Benedict XVI
The Vatican’s publishing house, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV), along with the Italian Rizzoli, publish “With God you are never alone”, a collection of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s most pregnant speeches during his pontificate, with the Preface of Father Federico Lombardi, S.J.. By Lisa Zengarini For the first time ten of Benedict XVI’s most momentous speeches