Tag: Catholic Church
Reno Omokri slams Catholic Church: ‘Where is the Black Pope?’
Omokri also questioned the credibility of oft-cited historical claims of African Popes—such as Pope Victor I, Miltiades, and Gelasius I—arguing…
Kidnapped Kaduna Catholic priest regains freedom
Shanet thanked security agencies and members of the public for their prayers and overwhelming show of concern following the priest’s…
FUOYE Pro-Chancellor, Ndoma-Egba, eulogizes late Pope Francis
Ndoma-Egba, a staunch Catholic and Papal Knight of the Order of Saint Sylvester, a title bestowed on him by the…
Francis: The pope from ‘end of the world’ who shook up the Church
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who died on Monday aged 88, established many firsts during his 12-year leadership of the Catholic Church…
Catholic Church to canonize teenager shot dead for resisting rape in Edo
By Jethro Ibileke The Catholic Church in Benin, Edo State said it has issued the needed edict to enhance the…
Kidnappers free Catholic Priest, 3 others in Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Police Command and Abakaliki Diocese of Catholic Church confirmed the release of the priest and the three other…
2023: Catholic clerics seek God’s intervention
“As the country moves into the election year, one thing that we must all do, all Christians and indeed all…
Catholic Church announces resumption of handshake
The Catholic Church has announced the resumption of traditional handshakes in churches, which were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pope apologises for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada
More than 150,000 native children in Canada were forced to attend government-funded Christian schools from the 19th century until the…
Just In: Catholic Church breaks silence on Owo attack
The Church also said the identity of the gunmen who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo was not yet known.
Catholic church mobilises officials for 2023 elections
JPDC, a civil rights and social arm of the Church, aside participation in elections to forestall breakdown of laws, embarks…
Attackers of Bishop Kukah agents of evil : Catholic Church
The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria in Abuja, has stoutly defended the state of the nation message delivered on Christmas Day…
Coronavirus: Lagos Church Suspends Use Of ‘Holy Water’, Handshakes
A Catholic Church in Lagos has suspended handshakes and the use of holy water fonts indefinitely over the spread of…
Married priests, female deacons: Catholic Church mulls landmark changes
An assembly of Roman Catholic bishops from the Amazon on Saturday proposed that married men in the remote area be…
Cardinal Newman to become first Catholic English saint in centuries
Cardinal John Henry Newman, a renowned 19th-century Anglican convert and leading Victorian intellectual, is set to become the first English…
Catholic Church heads for split over ordaining married priests
The Roman Catholic Church is heading for a possible fracture as it mulls ordaining non-celibate and married adherents to become…
Why reform in Catholic Church is necessary – German bishops
Bishops in Germany have defended a national reform process and denied that their efforts are leading to a rift with…
Italy, Catholic Church partner to assist 600 refugees
Italy has accepted to take in 600 asylum seekers currently living in Ethiopia, Niger and Jordan, who will be looked…
Scandals are turning young people away from Catholic Church – Pope
Pope Francis on Tuesday said young people are turned off by the Catholic Church because of sex abuse and financial…
Duterte pledges to stop making statements against Catholic Church
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Monday pledged to stop making statements against the Catholic Church after meeting with the…
Catholic Church must help the poor – Pope Francis
The main concern of the Catholic Church must be to help the poor, Pope Francis said on a Friday pilgrimage…
Catholic Church urges govt. to return schools to original owners
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has called on government at all levels to return schools to the original owners to…
Sexual Abuse: Pope Francis apologises for cases within catholic church
Pope Francis has apologised for cases of sexual abuse by clergy in the Catholic Church, saying he felt “pain and…
Ozubulu Attack: Church Re-Opens A Week After
Normal church services were held at St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra, a week after gunmen killed worshipers during early…
Anambra Monarchs Condemn Shooting Of Worshippers
Anambra Central Traditional Rulers Council, has condemned the shooting of worshippers at St. Philip’s Catholic Church in Ozubulu community in…
3,383 People Killed In Congo – Catholic Church
The Catholic Church said on Tuesday that 3,383 people have been killed in the Kasai region since October 2016, when…
Catholic Church declares war against masqueraders
Masqueraders of Nigeria, you better be warned. The Catholic Church has declared war against you and has likened you to…
Armed robbers attack sisters convent in Lagos
Cyriacus Izuekwe Four dare-devil armed robbers attacked reverend sisters at a convent, SS Joachin and Anne Catholic church in Ijegun,…
Philippine Catholic church backs Pacquiao over gay comments
The Philippine Catholic church on Sunday defended boxing hero Manny Pacquiao for his opposition to gay marriage, saying he was…
I am going to suffer and suffer, says Father Mbaka
Controversial Catholic priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has stated that he is going to “suffer and suffer” after he was…