The Sultanate Council of Sokoto has officially declared Friday, March 20, 2026, as the first day of Shawwal 1447AH, marking the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr across Nigeria, following the non-sighting of the crescent moon. The announcement, which brings Ramadan to a Read more…
The federal government has officially declared Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, which signifies the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan. Minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the Read more…
The Halima Ibrahim Babangida (HIB) Foundation has organised an interfaith Iftar (breaking of fast) for about 750 Muslims and Christians observing the holy periods of Ramadan and Lent, in a move aimed at promoting religious tolerance and strengthening national cohesion. The foundation, Read more…
Pope Leo XIV opens the judicial year of the Vatican Tribunal, and recalls the deep bond between justice, charity, and societal stability. At the opening ceremony of the Judicial Year of the Vatican City State, Pope Leo XIV expressed his Read more…
In a letter sent to a gathering in his home city of Chicago, Pope Leo says that “when people of different religious traditions come together in prayer, it has the power to change the course of history.” Pope Leo sent Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Justice, Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC) Nnewi, supported by the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria [CCFN] recently held consultation forum to strategized on actualizing the purpose of CAPs project The consultations provided an opportunity for grassroots stakeholders Read more…
The FBI is investigating the Austin, Texas incident as a potential act of terrorism The gunman who killed two people and injured over a dozen in Texas may have been motivated by US strikes on Iran that killed the country’s Read more…
The new Statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life introduce a new category. The Academy was founded by John Paul II in 1994 to defend and promote the value of human life and the dignity of the person. Vatican News Read more…
In a message to the 2026 European Conference organized by the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation in Luxembourg, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Church’s Social Teaching as showing societies a path to authentic respect and peaceful coexistence. The Centesimus Annus Pro Read more…
Family members of kidnapped worshippers bemoaning their fate Agony. Anguish. Gloom. Doom. These are the intense emotional feelings that currently pervade the air in Kurmin Wali community, Afogo Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State and indeed the entire Southern Read more…
Pope Leo XIV sends a telegram of condolences read out at the funeral of Angelo Gugel, who served three Popes as Papal Chamber Assistant, recalling his “exemplary Christian witness” and generous service to the Vatican. “A long and precious service Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Following his renunciation of Christianity over assumed neglect of Dr Ifeanyi Ubah by Nnewi Catholic Diocese, Okoye has breached two sections of the Canon Law. The chairman Publicity sub-Committee of the Dedication Committee for Our Lady of Read more…