Catholic Church

The Catholic Church in Edo State, on Saturday, issued the needed edict to enhance the cause for the beatification and canonisation of 14-year-old Vivian Uchechi Ogu, who was shot dead on November 15, 2009, by armed men for resisting their…

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has reacted to the planned approval of same-s*x marriages by Catholic Church, saying it would maintain a dignified silence on the matter. The Vatican had published a letter by Pope Francis…

Gunmen on Sunday struck again this time by kidnapping four Reverend Sisters of the Catholic church, Punch reports. They were kidnapped at the now dreaded Okigwe-Enugu Road which has become a haven for kidnappers and armed robbers. Of…

Gunmen suspected to members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Tuesday, stormed a Catholic Church, in Onitsha, Anambra State. The gunmen, who invaded the church while service was ongoing, queried the parish priest on…

Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Most Rev. Alfred Adewale-Martins has urged politicians to zone the presidency for the 2023 general election to the southeast. Adewale-Martins, a guest at an event organised by the Catholic Women Organisation…

Anthony Iwuoma The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has said he ran into trouble with authorities of the Enugu Diocese of the Catholic Church, headed by Bishop Callistus Valentine Onaga, because of…

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church, on Thursday, announced it would reopen its schools next week for the first time since Easter Sunday bombings killed 258 people. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said the schools would open Tuesday after remaining…

Pope Francis on Friday issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors, a policy shift aimed at being a model for the…

Abortion is a “terrible’’ drama but women who go through it must find mercy rather than castigation, Pope Francis said on Monday. “To really understand the drama of abortion you have to be in a confessional, (it is) terrible,’’ Francis told…

The Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) has donated N14.376 million to 599 families affected by the recent flood disaster that ravaged some parts of Kogi State. The coordinator of the JDPC, in Lokoja, Diocese of the Catholic…