Tag: Palm Sunday
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Palm Sunday: CAN appeals for peace, condemns Plateau killings
Christians around the world mark Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for peace and unity in the country. Extending warm greetings to all the faithful and people of goodwill across the nation on Palm Sunday, CAN said the sacred occasion invites citizens to reflect deeply on…
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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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PALM SUNDAY: Pope presides over mass after hospital stay
Pope Francis presided over mass in St Peter’s Square, Sunday, as he kicked off events leading to Easter, just a day after leaving the hospital following a bout of bronchitis. The 86-year-old’s admittance to the hospital on Wednesday with breathing difficulties sparked concerns he may not be well enough to attend a series of rites…
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The Week of weeks, Stephen Ojapah
Stephen Ojapah MSP Today we begin the sacred week of the Lord’s Passion, death and resurrection. For my non Catholic readers. This Sunday is referred to as Palm Sunday. A we recall Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem that will lead to his eventual death, and the entire week is referred to as a Holy Week,…
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Palm Sunday: Christians mark first day of holy week
Today is Palm Sunday, an annual feast in the Christian calendar that marks the transition from Lent into the Holy Week that leads up to Easter. Palm Sunday symbolises the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, where he triumphantly rode on a donkey a week before his resurrection. The event is recounted in each of…
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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…
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Palm Sunday: Archbishop urges Christians to emulate, share Christ’s love
As Christians marked Palm Sunday, the Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan, Most Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin, has urged them to relive, emulate and share the love of Jesus Christ with their neighbours. Abegunrin, who made this known in an interview on Sunday in Ibadan, said Christians should show Christ’s love to all, irrespective of their religion or…
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Two suicide bombers strike in Catholic church on Palm Sunday
Fourteen people were wounded Sunday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar. The attack at Sacred Heart Cathedral came on Palm Sunday, the first day of the Easter Holy Week. According to the police, the congregation had been inside the church on the island of…
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COVID-19: Southern Kaduna Christians mark Palm Sunday from home
Christians in Southern Kaduna on Sunday marked the solemnity of the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem also called the Palm Sunday discreetly at homes because of the Covid-19 lockdown. TNG gathered that as early as 5am on Sunday Christians were seen gathering at different homes of their fellow church members with clergy men leading…
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Palm Sunday: Clerics task Christians on reconciliaton
Monsignor Gabriel Osu, Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, on Sunday urged Christians to reconcile with God and fellow human beings, as the 2018 Lenten season draws to an end. Osu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday that Christians should also use the opportunity of the 2018 Palm Sunday…