Tag: priest
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SAD! Catholic priest slumps, dìes while playing tennis in Anambra State
A Catholic priest, Reverend Father Anthony Udogu of the Catholic Diocese of Awka has slumped and dìed while playing lawn tennis. It was gathered that the sad incident caused panic in Awka, Anambra State. The Diocesean Chancellor, Rev Fr Charles Ndubuisi, confirmed the dêath of the priest in an official statement on Tuesday. “With faith…
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BANDITRY: Kidnappers demand gun, N200m to free Catholic Priest, Seminarian
The abductors of a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Philip Ekeli and a seminarian, Peter Andrew, are demanding a whopping N200 million, two members of their gang and a gun before they would release their victims. The two were abducted on Monday night at the St Peter Catholic Church, Ivukwa in Etsako East local government area…
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Edo residents in panic mode as gunmen abduct Catholic priest
Iviukhua community, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State is in panic mode following the abduction of a Catholic priest and a seminarian by unidentified gunmen. Rev. Fr. Philip-Mario Ekweli, the Parish Priest of St. Peter’s Apostle Catholic Church, and Bro. Peter Andrew, a seminarian, were reportedly kidnapped Monday night when assailants stormed the…
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Gunmen set Kaduna Catholic Parish residence ablaze, kill seminarian in overnight attack
A Catholic Parish house in Kamantan, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was on Thursday night set ablaze and a seminarian killed in an attack by gunmen. The Parish in Kamantan is under the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area.
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30th anniversary: Nigerian Catholic cleric counts gains in priesthood
A Nigerian Catholic priest on mission in the U.S, Rev. Fr. Micheal Ukah, says evangelism is his greatest achievement in his 30 years as a cleric.
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Pope Francis expels Catholic priest who fathered 12years old child
A Rwandan-born Catholic priest, Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, who fathered a 12-year-old child has now been expelled by Pope Francis. Munyeshyaka who had been working for nearly three decades as a clergyman in northern France, where he fled following the genocide in his homeland instructed to “avoid places where his previous status is known,” RT reports. 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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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…