Pope Francis said the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, has made him angry and disgusted and that he condemned and rejected permitting the act as a form of freedom of speech. “Any book considered holy should be Read more…
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The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has rejected a bill seeking to establish the National Council of Christian Education, contending that the proposed law violates sections 10 and 42(3) of Nigeria’s Constitution. Rather than promoting a bill that violated the Read more…
Pope Francis said on Friday there was no apparent end in sight to the war in Ukraine as his peace envoy wrapped up three days of talks in Moscow. “The tragic reality of this war that seems to have no Read more…
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the February 25 election, Mr Peter Obi has said that the situation in the country requires that those in authority must lead by example. Obi, who spoke at St Faith’s Anglican Read more…
The head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, told an envoy of Pope Francis on Thursday their churches should work together to avert “negative political developments and serve the cause of peace and justice.” Kirill is a strong supporter Read more…
Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The Chief Medical Director of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Joseph Ugboaja ((OON)), extends joyous celebrations to our Muslim brothers and sisters all over Nigeria, especially those that work with us at the NAUTH. Dr. Ugboaja Read more…
The Vatican quietly launched an investigation into the diocese of Tyler, Texas, and its outspoken bishop, Joseph Strickland, last week, the diocese confirmed to the National Catholic Reporter on Monday. The apostolic visitation “was very confidential,” diocesan spokeswoman Elizabeth Slaten told Read more…
There was palpable tension in Sokoto metropolis on Sunday over alleged blasphemy of the holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW). This is even as one Usman Buda, a butcher at Sokoto Abbatoir, was lynched by a mob over the alleged Read more…
Roman Catholic bishops should discuss how the Church can be more welcoming to LGBTQ+ people and divorcees, a Vatican document released on Tuesday said. They should also reflect on how to give women more decision-making power and allowing them to Read more…
The head of a religious art and culture center founded by a disgraced Jesuit priest came to his defense Saturday after he was expelled from the Jesuit religious order following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse against adult women. Read more…
Pope Francis has ordered Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the private secretary and long-time aide of the late Pope Benedict, to return to his native Germany by the end of the month without any new assignment, the Vatican said on Thursday. A Read more…
Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago. The Vatican said Read more…