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May 17, 2021 No Responses

Catholic Archbishop Tasks Journalists On Investigative Journalism

Archbishop Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese on Sunday tasked the nation’s journalists to be more involved in investigative journalism to advance human development. Adewale celebrated the 54th edition of world communications day with a Holy Mass at the Holy Cross...

December 2, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Secretariat Charges Youths To Look Inwards

The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria has charged Nigerian youths to look inwards and create opportunities for themselves, rather than endangering their lives on risky trips to seek greener pastures overseas. The National Social Communications Director of the se...

October 21, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Secretariat Implores FG On Committee To End Protests

Department of Church and Society of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (DCSCSN) has called on the Federal Government to empanel a committee of elder statesmen, civil society groups and the Youth to redefine the rules of engagement and proffer ...

September 16, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Closes Church In Makurdi Over Desecration

The Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, Most Rev. Wilfred Anagbe, has suspended all pastoral activities at St. Peter’s Parish, Low-Level, in Makurdi, following a desecration of the Holy Eucharist and the looting of sacred vessels in the Church. Rev. Fr...

May 12, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Offer 425 Hospitals As Isolation Centres

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF), Mr Boss Mustapha, on Monday disclosed that Catholic Bishops have volunteered 425 of their Hospitals across the country as isolation centres. Speaking i...

April 12, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Pope Urges People Not To ‘Yield To Fear’

Pope Francis has urged people not to “yield to fear” over coronavirus, calling on them to be “messengers of life in a time of death”. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was speaking at his Easter vigil service on...

March 14, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Church Cancels All Public Masses

Chicago Catholic Archdiocese, United States of America will stop holding masses starting this weekend and is closing its schools as a precaution to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Cardinal Blase Cupich announced on Friday that mass will be suspended...

January 13, 2020 No Responses

Retired Pope Benedict Warns Against Relaxing Priestly Celibacy Rules

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church as his successor considers easing a ban on married men serving as priests. Pope Benedict made the appeal in a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert...

December 6, 2019 No Responses

Pan African Catholic Congress Begins In Enugu

The first ever Pan African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life to reflect on the church as a beacon of hope for the continent on Thursday kicked off in Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that...

November 11, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Kaigama On Appointment As Catholic Archbishop Of Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama on his appointment as Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, following the retirement of John Cardinal Onaiyekan. As the immediate past President of...

October 28, 2019 No Responses

Catholic Cleric Urges Journalists To Rebrand Nigeria

Rev. Fr. Christian Anokuru, Head Coordinator, Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, has called on journalists to rebrand the country by reporting fearlessly, as demanded by the ethics of their profession. The priest made the call during Sunday’s Thanksgiving Service ...