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March 31, 2020 No Responses

Kaigama Seeks Support For New Archbishop Of Jos

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has urged the government of Plateau, Catholic faithful and all citizens of the state to support the new Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Mathew Audu.Kaigama, who is the immediate...

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 27, 2019 No Responses

Lagos To Register Places Of Worship

The Lagos State Government says plans are on to register religious houses, to ensure sanity in the state. The Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, made this known on Tuesday in Alausa, Ikeja, during a Stakeholders...

November 24, 2019 No Responses

Pope Seeks End To Nuclear Weapons

Pope Francis landed in the wind and rain in Tokyo on Saturday evening, issuing a call for an end to nuclear weapons in the only country to have suffered a nuclear bomb attack. He is set to travel to Hiroshima...

August 25, 2019 No Responses

Dr. Olukoya: God Gave Me The MFM Vision As A Tenant In One-Room Apartment

God gave me the vision to start Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) when I was living in a one-bed room apartment, founder of the church, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, has said.‎Olukoya, who is now General Overseer, MFM Ministries ...

August 24, 2019 No Responses

MFM’s 30th Anniversary Convention Kicks Off At Prayer City

The special international convention to mark the 30th anniversary of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) kicked off on Friday evening at the church’s popular Prayer City along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. Already worshippers, in ...

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...

August 11, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Seeks National Unity As Muslims Celebrate Eid-El-Kabir

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the greatest commitment to Islam is for Muslims to put its good virtues into practice, and by making justice and righteousness the guiding principle of their everyday life.In his Eid el-Kabir Sallah message to Muslims...

June 7, 2019 No Responses

Bishop Bans Two Lawmakers From Communion

Illinois House Speaker, Michael Madigan and Senate President, John Cullerton, have been banned from receiving communion in Springfield-area churches in the United States because of their support for abortion access expansion legislation. The decree barring Ill...

June 7, 2019 No Responses

Photo News

L-R: Rev. Fr. Marcellinus Teko, Administrator, Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos; Lady Neta Nwosu, President, SIGNIS, Archdiocese of Lagos; Most. Rev. (Dr.) Alfred Adewale Martins, Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos and Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu, Acting...

March 31, 2019 No Responses

Adewale Martins: Preparedness, Good Planning Essential In Governance

By Odinaka Uruakpa — The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Archdiocese, Most Rev (Dr.) Alfred Adewale Martins has called on Christians and Catholics in particular who have interest in serving the people to participate in politics, so as to make the...

December 19, 2017 No Responses

Ifo agog as Monsignor Sylvester Osigweh celebrate 40th priestly anniversary

By Moses Ebosele,ebosele@hotmail.com – Part of Ifo local government area, Ogun State was agog on Monday as people from all walks of life joined Catholic faithfuls to celebrate the 40th priestly anniversary of Very Revered Monsignor Sylvester Osigwe...

February 5, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki to partner religious leaders on social development

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Saturday morning, hosted religious leaders at the Government House to discuss the place and role of religion within the social framework of the state. Addressing the religious leaders, the governor thanked them for.....