Tag: Catholic Church
-
Oshiomhole chairs dedication of Catholic Church in Iyamho-Uzairue Community, Edo State
Immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole will on April 5 (Easter Monday) chair the Caronical Erection to a parish and dedication of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Iyamho-Uzairue Community, Iyamho Estako Local Government Area of the state. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the elated former chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress…
-
Gunmen attack Catholic Church in Benue, kill priest
Gunmen have killed a Catholic priest Rev. Moses Ngugban in Agu village, Mbatyula/ Mbelev council ward, Katsina/Ala local government area in Benue. A statement by Benue Police Public Relation officer (PPRO), Kate Anene, a DSP, confirmed the incident. It explained the gunmen stormed the village around 7am on Tuesday. According to reports, the gunmen launched…
-
Palm Sunday: Cleric urges Christians to promote Christ’s virtues
Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, the Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, has urged Christians to promote the virtues of Jesus Christ in their service to God. Badejo, who made the call in an interview on Sunday in Ibadan, said that as Christians all the world celebrated the Palm Sunday, it was important for faithful to stand…
-
Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions – Vatican
The Vatican said on Monday that priests and other Roman Catholic Church ministers cannot bless same-sex unions and that such blessings are “not licit” if carried out. The ruling was a response to practices in some countries, such as the United States and Germany, where parishes and ministers have begun blessing same-sex unions in lieu…
-
Ash Wednesday: Catholic cleric urges Christians not to lose hope
Rev. Fr. Anthony Godonu of Catholic Church of the Presentation, Festac Town, Lagos State, has urged Christians in the country not to lose hope because of the challenges they face. Ash Wednesday, observed each year by Christians, marks the beginning of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday. Lent is a 40-day season…
-
2021 will bring surprises – Archbishop Kaigama
…Kaigama urges corrupt leaders to repent Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, has advised corrupt Nigerian leaders and government officials to take advantage of the new year by repenting from their corrupt practices. Kaigama said this in his New Year Message tagged “Relying on Divine Providence,’’ in Abuja on Thursday. The archbishop…
-
Christmas Message: Catholic Church backs Bishop Kukah, says attackers ‘agents of evil’
The National Directorate of Social Communications of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria in Abuja, has stoutly defended the state of the nation message delivered on Christmas Day by Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. In the statement titled, A call in Support of Truth’, the church said the attacks that the…
-
Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals
Pope Francis announced the appointment of 13 new cardinals on Sunday, including archbishops from the U.S., Rwanda and the Philippines. The appointments will be formalised in a consistory, a meeting of cardinals, on Nov. 28, the pontiff said during his Sunday Angelus message. Nine of the appointees are under 80, and as long as they…
-
Why continuation of #EndSARS protest is dangerous – Catholic Bishop
The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti State, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye, has warned that the continued EndSARS nationwide protests were brought about by incompetent and dishonest leadership in the country, but said that a continuation of the mass activism is dangerous. He said the protests for the disbandment of the Special Anti Robbery Squad(SARS) was an…
-
My ‘surprise resignation’ was forced by Pope Francis, says Italian Cardinal
Italian Cardinal Angelo Becciu on Friday said his surprise resignation was forced by Pope Francis, who accused him of using Vatican money to help his siblings. The 72-year-old gave up the top position in the Vatican’s sainthood cases department on Thursday. He also gave up cardinal privileges, including the right to take part in papal…