Category: Religion

Pope Francis Arrives In Canada On First Stop Of Week-Long Trip
July 25, 2022 No Responses

Pope Francis Arrives In Canada On First Stop Of Week-Long Trip

Pope Francis on Sunday arrived in Canada to apologise to residential school survivors on their lands for the Catholic Church’s operation of residential schools throughout the country.  The Pope will make three stops in the course of his five-day tour...
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Yola Catholic Diocese Ordains Six New Priests 
July 18, 2022 No Responses

Yola Catholic Diocese Ordains Six New Priests 

The Catholic Bishop of yola Diocese, Most Reverend Stephen Dami Mamza has ordained six new priests in the Catholic Diocese of Yola.  The ordination ceremony which took place at saint Theresa’s Cathedral, jimeta was attended by Bishop of Archdiocese ...
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Awka Catholic Diocese Ordains 10 Priests, One Deacon 
July 17, 2022 No Responses

Awka Catholic Diocese Ordains 10 Priests, One Deacon 

The Catholic Diocese of Awka on Saturday, ordained eleven priests and one deacon.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 10 priests were Cosmas Emengini, Samuel Ezeafulukwe, Augustine Igwebuike, Vitus Onyekaba, Constantine Okoli and Cyri...
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Sallah: Customs Agents Felicitate With Muslims 
July 10, 2022 No Responses

Sallah: Customs Agents Felicitate With Muslims 

The Association of Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) on Saturday felicitated Muslim brothers and sisters on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir celebration.  The acting president of ANLCA, Dr Kayode Farinto, in a statement also urged the Federal Government to revisit ...
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Afolabi Donates Church, Hall, Bus To Ijebu Anglican Diocese 
June 25, 2022 No Responses

Afolabi Donates Church, Hall, Bus To Ijebu Anglican Diocese 

Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has donated a church, vicarage, children’s hall and a bus to the Ijebu Anglican Diocese in commemoration of his 60th birthday.   The church, Samson Afolabi Anglican Church, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, would seek to ...
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Catholic Bishops Advocate Increased Effort In Tackling Insecurity, Hunger 
May 9, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Advocate Increased Effort In Tackling Insecurity, Hunger 

Catholic Bishops from 16 countries in West Africa on Sunday in Abuja called on the political class to exert more effort to end insecurity, poverty and hunger in the sub-region. The clerics made the call at the end of their...
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Catholic Priest Joins Governorship Race In Benue
May 1, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Priest Joins Governorship Race In Benue

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...
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Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan Declares Monday As Sallah In Nigeria 
May 1, 2022 No Responses

Eid-el-Fitr: Sultan Declares Monday As Sallah In Nigeria 

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...
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Easter: Kumuyi Preaches Righteousness, Peace, Patriotism
April 19, 2022 No Responses

Easter: Kumuyi Preaches Righteousness, Peace, Patriotism

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...
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Catholic Bishop Urges Priests To Shun Prosperity Preaching 
March 20, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Urges Priests To Shun Prosperity Preaching 

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...
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Archbishop Ugorji Emerges Catholic Bishops Conference President
March 10, 2022 No Responses

Archbishop Ugorji Emerges Catholic Bishops Conference President

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...
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CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LOGOS ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE COMMUNIQUE
February 7, 2022 No Responses

CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE LOGOS ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE COMMUNIQUE

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...
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Catholic Archdiocese Of Jos Gets Acting Chancellor
January 12, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Archdiocese Of Jos Gets Acting Chancellor

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...
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Pope Criticises Couples Who Don’t Want To Have Children
January 6, 2022 No Responses

Pope Criticises Couples Who Don’t Want To Have Children

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...
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