Four Catholic nuns were kidnapped in southeast Nigeria Aug. 21 while traveling to a Mass in a nearby state. Fides, information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies, identified the four as Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, ...
The Catholics attending Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church on Pentecost did not know how much it would cost to participate in the suffering of Jesus, said Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo. "How much do we ...
Condemning the actions of gunmen who attacked a Catholic Church as parishioners gathered for Mass on the feast of Pentecost, Nigeria's Catholic bishops lamented that nowhere is safe in the country after the incident left ...
Pope Francis expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a church and reportedly killed at least 50 people during a Pentecost Mass. "While the details of the incident are being clarified, ...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari told West African bishops he appreciated Pope Francis' encyclical "Fratelli Tutti" for proposing some of the boldest and most radical ideas on securing human unity, peace and security. "Peace cannot reign in ...
For several priests serving in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the brutality in Nigeria is not an ocean away -- it's a concern they carry in their hearts. More than 10 priests from Nigeria are ...
In an interview with the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need, Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, says that the country’s government needs to do more to ...
Six Catholic bishops appealed to the Nigerian government to review its stand on a directive that houses of worship must obtain an annual license before performing marriages and issuing marriage certificates to newly wedded couples.
Several Catholic bishops appealed to the Nigerian government to expedite actions that will lead to the release of Leah Sharibu and other girls held captive by Boko Haram insurgents.
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Are we a people of life?
Kathryn Jean Lopez reflects on welcoming children at Mass, especially those who are fussy. She cautions against the ...
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