By Amarachi Okpunobi I thought I knew how to speak Igbo till I spent some time with Igbo Wikimedians at ASATU Hall, Government House Awka from 29 -31 October, 2018, where young minds were being trained to help build Igbo Wikitionary. The training was organised by the Digipreneur Hub of Anambra State who are championing the youths into becoming digitally ...

Bishops inside the synod hall. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. By Hannah Brockhaus The final report of the fifteenth general session of the Synod of Bishops, held on the topics of young people, faith, and vocational discernment, was released Saturday. The document says the Church must find new ways of presenting its teaching on sexuality and continue to “accompany” and “listen to” ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that he will not congratulate his predecessor, Mr Peter Obi, over his emergence as the vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, because there is nothing to celebrate about it. Obiano, who spoke through his Special Adviser on political matters, Barr Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, stated this when ...

By Ikeugonna Eleke The immediate past national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, has said the killings in the middle belt will be an election issue in the 2019 presidential poll. Obi-Okoye who spoke with Fides in Awka, said the current happenings in the zone were critical and too serious to be ignored by any political ...

Ambassador Nikki Halley, Sept. 2018. Credit: levradin/Shutterstock Ambassador Nikki Haley used her speech at the annual Al Smith dinner in New York City to acknowledge the Church’s efforts to address the sexual abuse scandal while continuing its “incredible work” helping “millions of desperate people” around the world. The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations was the guest of honor ...

Prayer at 2018 Synod of Bishops closing Mass Oct. 28. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez. By Courtney Grogan In a letter read out at the synod closing Mass, bishops wrote to young people “our frailties and sins must not be an obstacle for your trust.” “Our weaknesses should not deter you,” wrote the synod fathers in a letter published Oct. 28. “The ...

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 29, 2018 / 02:32 pm (CNA).- If one’s work as a Catholic is not united to Christ Jesus, it is no longer the “mission” to which the Church is called, Pope Francis told a group of religious brothers Monday. “Let us not forget that the condition of every mission in the Church is that ...

A ritual halloween witchcraft scene. Credit: MarynaKaravaieva/Shutterstock By Christine Rousselle The number of Americans who claim to be witches has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. An estimated 1 to 1.5 million people say they practice Wicca or paganism, a rise from an estimated 8,000 Wiccans in 1990, and 340,000 in 2008. In 2014, a Pew Research Center survey ...

Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso of Kaduna has described justice and truth as essential requisites for reconciliation and peace in the society. The Archbishop made this declaration in his homily at the funeral Mass for the late traditional ruler of Adara chiefdom, Agom Adara; Dr. Maiwada Raphael Galadima, who was murdered in the wave of the crisis that engulfed the city of ...

The Catholic Church is structured in such a way that she has a common feast day for All Saints. This day is the day that all saints are remembered, especially those who have no special feast days of their own. It is held on every November 1 and serves as a great opportunity for the faithful to remember all saints ...