Tag: Catholic Church
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Guiding Light: The Catholic Bishops and the Nigeria Project – By Michael Umoh
As Nigeria faces protests driven by widespread dissatisfaction with poor governance and endemic corruption, questions have arisen regarding the stance of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN).
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Palm Sunday: Faithful mark feast with procession, fanfare rekindle faith
Catholic Faithful in Lagos on Sunday joined others across the world to mark the Palm Sunday with procession, fanfare, to rekindle faith in God. The feast, which is a symbolic reflection of Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry
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Catholic Priest flays Christians using phones to read Bible
Rev. Fr. Anthony Okereke, the Catholic Priest in charge of St Thomas Aquinas Church, Okokomaiko, Lagos, has admonished faithful not to replace the Bible with smart devices that contain the scriptures.
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Catholic Church Suspends Priest For Allegedly Selling Viagra
A Spanish priest has been temporarily suspended by the Roman Catholic Church after he was accused of selling drugs including the erectile dysfunction medication Viagra. The clergyman from Don Benito, a town of around 35,000 residents in the western Extremadura region, was detained Monday on suspicion of “trafficking narcotic substances”, the diocese of Plasencia, which…
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How I became Catholic priest – Musician FadaBen
A Catholic Priest and Gospel musician, Rev. Fr. Benedict Onyemechalu, best known as FadaBen says priesthood is his childhood desire, while his music calling is hereditary, propelled by passion.
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How Church altar re-consecrated after couple had sex on it
The altar of a church in Upper Bavaria has been re-consecrated after a couple had sex on it.
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Archbishop Kaigama speaks on blessing of same-sex couples
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has said that media reports claiming that the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, had approved blessings for same-sex couples, was untrue.
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Catholic bishops in Nigeria take stand on blessing of same sex couples
Catholic bishops in Nigeria under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has clarified the approval granted by Pope Francis on the blessing of same sex couples.
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Four killed in bomb explosion at Catholic Mass
Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning.
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Israel-Hamas war: Pope urges dialogue
Over three weeks after the start of the Gaza war, Pope Francis has called on Israel and the Palestinians to find a solution at the negotiating table.