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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 ...

August 21, 2019 No Responses

Catholic Bishops of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province Pastoral Statement

Preamble We, the Catholic Bishops of the Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, held our Second Plenary Meeting for the year 2019 from Tuesday 6th to Wednesday 7th of August, at the Sacred Heart Pastoral and Retreat Centre Orlu. We prayed and deliberated...

July 21, 2019 No Responses

Association Of Catholic Bishops In Africa Marks Golden Jubilee

The association of Catholic bishops in Africa will from Monday, July 21, commence a weeklong activities in Kampala, Uganda to mark its 50th anniversary as a continental body. They would also use the occasion to pray for peace, progress and...

April 20, 2019 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Preach Good Neighbourliness At Easter

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Dr. Adewale Martins, and the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Anambra State, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, have called on Nigerians to maintain a pious lifestyle make charity a way of life. In his Easter message...

April 16, 2019 No Responses

Rev. Fr. Godonu Resumes As Lagos Archdiocese Acting Director Of Social Communication

An Acting Director of Social Communications has been appointed for the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos. He is Rev. Fr. Anthony Gbenayon Godonu. The Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev Dr Alfred Adewale Martins, who made this known, said the appointment takes...

February 25, 2019 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Lauds Violence-Free Polls In Edo

The Catholic Bishop of Uromi Diocese, Most Reverend Donatus Ogun, has commended the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for ensuring violence-free conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. The Bishop gave the commendati...

September 5, 2016 No Responses

Catholic Church declares Mother Teresa a Saith

Nineteen years after her death, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life wason Sunday declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis. According to Agency reports, Tens of thousands of...