Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has described the recent Samoa Agreement as “a threat to the sovereignty and values of Nigeria”. This was part of a 25-point communique, issued yesterday, after their meeting and signed by the President and Read more…
On the occasion of the Pope’s visit to Trieste on Sunday, July 7, for the conclusion of the 50th Italian Catholic Social Week, the newspaper “Il Piccolo” has made available a previously unpublished text by Pope Francis, an introduction to Read more…
A wave of apparently coordinated violence shocked the Muslim-majority republic of Dagestan on Sunday Russians of Jewish and Orthodox Christian faith are united in mourning for the people killed on Sunday in the southern republic of Dagestan, Patriarch Kirill, the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Holy Mass for the Feast of Knights of St John International celebration, Nnewi Grand Commandery on Sunday held at St Philip’s Catholic Church Okpuneze Uruagu-Nnewi, Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State. The feast was officiated by Read more…
Slightly more than a week after Pope Francis addressed the G7 Session in Bari, Italy, on artificial intelligence, the Holy Father is reaffirming that the powerful technological advancement must be used ethically, to serve humanity, and that its inherent risks Read more…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid a surprise visit to the First Lady, Remi Tinubu, on Monday, to celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir holiday. Obasanjo served as President from 1999 to 2007. This was disclosed in a post on X by the Read more…
Despite the order barring any form of durbar activities in Kano State, the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Sunday held a durbar in the state. The durbar took place shortly after he led the Eid prayers at the Kofar Mata Read more…
On Saturday morning, Pope Francis met in the Vatican with a group of managing directors and employees of major companies and banks. His guests were all members of the Sustainable Markets Initiative, a private-sector environmental network. The Pope told members that Read more…
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has cautioned that the prevailing winners-take-all approach to politics in Nigeria is detrimental to political justice and unity. Speaking as chairman of a national symposium to mark Democracy Day at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, he emphasised Read more…
Two intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia from Kwara State, Salihu Mohammed and Hawawu Mohammed, have died in Madina, Saudi Arabia. The executive secretary of Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims’ Board, AbdulSalam AbdulKabir, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said Read more…
“Maintain the lofty spiritual tenor of your vocation through prayer and meditation on the word of God, participating in the liturgies you animate not only with your voices but also with your minds and hearts,” Pope Francis told young choir members Read more…
“God does not abandon us but always seeks, waits for, and accompanies us, even to the point of placing Himself, helpless, into our hands”. Pope Francis offered that certainty in his homily at Mass in the Basilica of St. John Read more…