Tag: catholic
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Terrorists kidnap another Catholic Priest in Kaduna
Another Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas has been kidnapped in Kauru local government area of Kaduna State by terrorists. The Chancellor, Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Okolo disclosed the sad news in a statement on Monday. Recall that late Rev. Fr. Vitus Vaishima Borogo was killed by terrorists on his farm in Kujama,…
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Catholic church bans members from attending Fr. Mbaka’s Adoration Ministry
This is connected to Fr. Mbaka’s outburst against a Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party. In a letter he personally signed, addressed to ‘All the Clery, Religious and Lay Faithful in the Catholic Diocese of Enugu’, Bishop Onaga banned them from having anything to do with the Adoration Ministry.
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Vatican discloses uses of Pope’s fund for first time
The Vatican, on Thursday, issued the first detailed disclosure of the Pope’s main fund in an attempt to boost the confidence of the faithful in how their charitable contributions were used. The Peter’s Pence fund, whose aim was to help the Pope run the Church, was made up of income from a collection taken up…
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Pope Francis appeared in public for first time on wheel chair
Pope Francis, who suffered from pain in his knee, used a wheelchair for the first time at a public event on Thursday. The 85-year-old was wheeled into the Paul VI hall at the Vatican for a meeting of a Catholic organisation of sisters and nuns, according to an AFP journalist. He used a wheelchair after…
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Priest sentenced to 12 years in prison for child sex abuse
A German Catholic priest was sentenced to 12 years in prison by a Cologne court for sexually abusing children.
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Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Kaduna
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, has confirmed the abduction of one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Joseph Shekari of St Monica’s Catholic Church, Ikulu Parish. Ikulu parsh is in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
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Catholic church not against African culture – Priest
Rev. Fr. Albert Ikpenwa, Rector, Bigard Memorial Seminary (BMS), Enugu, says that the Catholic Church is not against the good aspects of African culture but promotes it for a better understanding of the society. Ikpenwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Enugu that the church engages itself sometimes in cultural activities…
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Nigeria vs Twitter: Buhari has made Nigeria living hell for citizens – Cardinal Okogie
Former Catholic Archbishop of the Lagos Diocese, Cardinal Anthony Okogie has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari has made the country a ‘living hell for Nigerians’. Okogie said Buhari was responsible for the worsening economic and political situation in Nigeria. He maintained that Nigeria was currently worse than Buhari met it in 2015 when he assumed…
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CAN praises Pope Francis for rejecting same-sex marriage
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday praised Pope Francis for rejecting same-sex marriage and standing by the Bible, which it described as superior to any civilisation. In a statement issued in Abuja by its General Secretary, Mr Joseph Daramola, CAN said that the pope’s decision was godly and timely. “ We agree with…
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Quit notice: Catholic reacts to presidency’s stand on threats against Kukah
The Order of The Knights of Saint Mulumba Nigeria (KSM) has condemned the stance of the Federal Government on the ‘Apologize or quit Sokoto’ threat issued to the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Hassan Kukah, by the Muslim Solidarity Forum. KSM argued that the statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…