Category: Religion

Rev. Fr.  Hyacinth Alia, a Catholic Priest and  governorship aspirant  on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sought support as he joined the 2023  governorship race in Benue State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recal...

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Monday (May 2, 2022) as the first day of Shawwal 1443AH in Nigeria.  Abubakar announced this in a statement on...

General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has advised Nigerians to shun vices and embrace righteousness, which the event represents.  Delivering his Easter message, themed “Risen with Christ,” the cleric urged that...

The Catholic Bishop of Ekwuluobia Diocese, in Anambra, Most Rev. Peter Okpaleke has urged priests to shun prosperity and commercial preaching in churches.  Okpaleke made the call on Saturday during the 51st Convocation of the Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enu...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appointed the Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, as its new President. Ugorji takes over from Most Rev. Augustine Akubeze whose four-year tenure just ended.  A statement issued by Rev. Mike...

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LAGOS ECCCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE AT THE END OF THEIR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR 2022 HELD AT ST. AGNES CATHOLIC CHURCH, MARYLAND, LAGOS ON THURSDAY, 27TH JANUARY 2022 1. Preamble We, the...

Most Rev. Mathew Audu, the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, has appointed Rev. Fr. Daniel Gyang, as Acting Chancellor of the archdiocese.  The appointment was announced in a statement signed by the archbishop on Tuesday in Jos.  According to the statement...

Pope Francis has criticised couples who choose not to have children.  The 85-year-old told scores of the faithful at a general audience in the Vatican audience hall on Wednesday.  “Too many couples don’t have children because they don’t want an...

The Bishop of Umuahia Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, has urged Nigerians to take Pope Francis’ New Year’s message seriously.  Ugorji gave the advice in his homily on Sunday at the Mater Dei Cathedral Parish, Umuahia.  He described the...

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Dr Alfred Adewale Martins has enjoined Nigerians to be optimistic and to embrace a positive mind-set as they enter the New Year 2022, filled with renewed trust in God Almighty.  In his New...

Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, delivered Dec. 24, 2021 in St. Peter’s Basilica. In the darkness, a light shines. An angel appears, the glory of the Lord...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has celebrated the Emeritus Catholic Archbishop of Benin, Most. Rev. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu on his 50th Episcopal anniversary and 90th birthday celebration, saluting his contributions to the development of Edo...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja has congratulated Most Rev. Patrick  Ebosele Ekpu, Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic   Archdiocese of Benin City on his 90th birthday and 50th ordination anniversary.  In a message on Facebook on Wedne...