. . . As Bishop Okoye Confirms faithful at Visit By Chioma Ndife The parishioners of St. Clement’s Catholic Church, Ufuma, Orumba North LGA, Anambra has called on the diocesan Bishop, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor alongside his auxiliary, Most Rev. Jonas Benson Okoye to see to the creation of another parish in Enugwuabor Village, Ufuma. The parishioners made the call ...

By Uche Amunike The gentleman I bring you today is among so many things, a firebrand Lawyer, Unionist, Writer, Human Rights Activist, Politician and founder of the non-governmental and non-profit making organisation, Egalitarian Mission, Africa which is dedicated to the promotion of justice, equity, equality, fairness and rule of law. He is the Principal Partner of Kayode Ajulo & Co ...

By Jude Atupulazi It is not getting to the top that matters. Anyone can get to the top. What matters is what one does while at the top, especially if the person is a public officer. In Nigeria, especially a few years back, the practice was to use people and hit the top, only to sever relationship with them, thus ...

. To strengthen security around worship centres Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammmed Adamu has directed the Commissioner of Police in charge of Taraba State Command to fish out the killers of Rev. Father Tanko. He also ordered the DIG in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) to provide additional forensic and other investigative assets to the Taraba State ...

By Abuchi Onwumelu The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has exhorted Christians to choose between Christianity and paganism, saying that going to Church on daily basis and occupying lofty positions is not enough reason to be called a true Christian. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this at Christ the King Parish (CKP), Isuaniocha, in Awka ...

By Jude Atupulazi As a follow up to ”Operation Dobe Anambra Ocha” recently launched last July by the Anambra State Ministry of Environment to rid the state of filth, the Anambra State Waste Management Agency, ASWAMA, August 24, commenced its own campaign to clear the Ifite Axis of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, of waste, in partnership with the Students Union ...

. . . Says Yam, King of Crops . . . Welcomes New Episcopal Household Seminarians By Abuchi Onwumelu Awka Diocesan priests, religious, 2018/2019 out-going and 2019/2020 in-coming episcopal household, last Sunday, August 25, filed out at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral’s refectory to witness the celebration of Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor’s Annual Iwaji Ceremony. The visibly elated priests were seen in ...

The Church of Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah in Qaraqosh, Iraq celebrates Christmas Mass Dec. 25, 2018 before the church’s renovation. Credit: AFP/Getty Images By Courtney Grogan An Iraqi church damaged and defaced by the Islamic State in 2014 was rededicated Thursday for the parish’s celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. The Syriac Catholic Church of Mar ...

The Titanic Sinking. Credit: Jimmy via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). When the Titanic began to sink on April 15, 1912, Father Thomas Byles had two opportunities to board a lifeboat. But he forewent those opportunities, according to passengers aboard the sinking ocean liner, in order to hear confessions and offer consolation and prayers with those who were trapped aboard. Now, ...

Protesters hold placards during a rally in Chartered Garden on August 16, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images By Jonah McKeown The acting president of the Hong Kong Federation of Catholic Students told CNA this week that he would like to see Catholics and other Christians take on a larger role in ongoing protests against the ...