Category: Religion

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Zamfara
June 23, 2024 No Responses

Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Zamfara

Gunmen have kidnapped the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Rev. Fr. Mikah Suleiman. The spokesperson of Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar explained that the priest was kidnapped around 3 am on Saturday at...
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Final Religious Profession Of Sr. Mary Owoh
May 25, 2024 No Responses

Final Religious Profession Of Sr. Mary Owoh

The Final Religious Profession of Sr. Mary Appolonia Chinonso Owoh as Sister of the Congregation of Sisters of Jesus the Redeemer, took place today, 25th May, 2024, at Holy Cross Church, Gwarinpa, Abuja.The Sisters of Jesus the Redeemer were established...
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Pope Appoints Substantive Bishop For Ahiara Diocese
May 3, 2024 No Responses

Pope Appoints Substantive Bishop For Ahiara Diocese

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., until now titular Bishop of Rusgunie and auxiliary of the apostolic administrator sede vacante of Ahiara, as Bishop of the diocese of Ahiara, Nigeria.Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F., was born...
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FIVE SERVANTS OF GOD IN NIGERIA
April 16, 2024 No Responses

FIVE SERVANTS OF GOD IN NIGERIA

In response to a question asked by a commentator on my Facebook post yesterday, I now confirm that there are five ‘Servants of God’ on the path to sainthood in the Catholic Church in Nigeria.Servant of God is the first...
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Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Obaseki Felicitate With Muslims
April 10, 2024 No Responses

Eid-el-Fitr: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Obaseki Felicitate With Muslims

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Muslims across the country and prayed that their supplications and sacrifices this season and even after will receive the fitting rewards from Almighty Allah A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on.....
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Pope Francis Urges Peace In Easter Message
April 1, 2024 No Responses

Pope Francis Urges Peace In Easter Message

Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” in his Easter message at the Vatican on Sunday, easing growing health fears as he greeted thousands of Catholics. The 87-year-old’s “Urbi et Orbi” (To the City and the...
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Catholic Bishop Urges Leaders, Nigerians To Emulate Christ’s Sacrifice
March 30, 2024 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Urges Leaders, Nigerians To Emulate Christ’s Sacrifice

As Christians celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (Good Friday), the Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has urged leaders and Nigerians to emulate Christ’s sacrifice. Badejo made the remark in his Good Friday message made avail...
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Communique Of Catholic Bishops First 2024 Plenary Meeting
February 25, 2024 No Responses

Communique Of Catholic Bishops First 2024 Plenary Meeting

CBCN COMMUNIQUE: FIRST 2024 PLENARY JOURNEYING TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD IN THE CHURCH AND OUR NATION A Communiqué issued at the end of the First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the Catholic Secretariat...
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Archbishop Martins Decries Renewed Plateau Killings, Kidnappings
January 10, 2024 No Responses

Archbishop Martins Decries Renewed Plateau Killings, Kidnappings

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has said that the renewed wave of killings and kidnappings in Plateau State and other parts of the country by terrorists suggests that the government is gradually losing the battle...
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Pope Urges Global Ban On Surrogacy
January 9, 2024 No Responses

Pope Urges Global Ban On Surrogacy

POPE Francis called Monday for a global ban on surrogacy saying the practice of a woman carrying another person’s child was “deplorable”. In his New Year’s address to diplomats at the Vatican, the 87-year-old pontiff said it was a “grave...
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Pope Appoints Auxilary Bishop For Orlu Diocese
January 6, 2024 No Responses

Pope Appoints Auxilary Bishop For Orlu Diocese

The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rev Msgr. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, a priest of the diocese of Orlu and the current parish priest of of St. Joseph in Umuna, as the auxiliary bishop of Orlu diocese, assigning him the...
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Kaigama: Pope Did Not Approve Blessing For Same-Sex Couples
December 26, 2023 No Responses

Kaigama: Pope Did Not Approve Blessing For Same-Sex Couples

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has said that media reports claiming that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, had approved blessings for same-sex couples, was untrue. Kaigama made the clarification in his homily during the Christmas Mass he...
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Lagos Begins Sales Of Form For Intending Pilgrims To Rome, Greece
December 21, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Begins Sales Of Form For Intending Pilgrims To Rome, Greece

Following the suspension of the Holy Pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan by both the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) and the Lagos State Government in October this year, the State Government has commenced the sales of forms for the 2023/2024...
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POPE APPOINTS NEW BISHOP OF ILORIN
December 9, 2023 No Responses

POPE APPOINTS NEW BISHOP OF ILORIN

Following the death on New Year’s Day in 2022 of Most Rev. Paul Olawoore, Bishop of Ilorin (2018-2022) aged 60, Pope Francis on Friday appointed a substantive new Bishop of Ilorin in the person of Very Rev. Fr. Anselm Pendo...
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