Pope Francis will travel in early September to Mongolia – a country with few Catholic faithful but that is strategically significant for the Roman Catholic Church due to its proximity to China. The Vatican announced the trip (31 August to…
Pope Francis asks for prayers for his predecessor Pope Benedict and says he is ‘very sick’
Pope Francis has said his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI is “very sick” and asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff so God will comfort him “to the very end”. Francis did not elaborate on Benedict’s condition as he…
Christmas ceremonies begin in Holy Land
Christians from all over the world celebrated Christmas, the festival marking the birth of Jesus Christ, in the Holy Land on Saturday. The traditional Christmas procession arrived in Bethlehem in the afternoon. The procession to Bethlehem had set off from…
Gunmen invade Anambra Catholic church, tie security guards
Yet-to-be-identified assailants invaded the St Martin’s Catholic Church, Ihiala, Anambra State, tying the security men on duty before proceeding inside the church premises. Although the details of the incident were still sketchy but our correspondent gathered that the incident happened…
Mbaka: Comeuppance or renaissance? — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu
That Reverend Father Camilus Mbaka of the Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) is on the trend again is no longer news. What with its grist being that he has been ordered to proceed to a monastery for prayers by his…
Senior German Catholic prelate admits serious failings on sex abuse
Robert Zollitsch, one of Germany’s most senior Catholic prelates has acknowledged serious mistakes in his handling of sex abuse allegations in the Church. In a statement, Zollitsch, Chairman of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference from 2008 up to his retirement…
Mbaka reopens Adoration on sunday
After three and half months of shutdown, the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka will be reopened on Sunday, October 2. Announcing the date for the reopening of the Ministry in a statement, Fr. Mbaka who…
Nigeria’s Peter Okpaleke to be sworn-in as Catholic cardinal
The Bishop of Ekwulobia, Peter Okpaleke, is scheduled to be one of 20 new cardinals to be sworn in on Saturday by the Catholic church. Pope Francis had earlier named Okpaleke as one of the new cardinals – many of whom…
Terrorists attack Taraba Catholic church, abduct catechist
Terrorists on Sunday night attacked St. Agnes Catholic Church in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State and abducted a catechist. The Parish Priest of St. Agnes Parish, Rev. Fr. Lawrence Awua, told our correspondent on the phone that…
Pope bows out of annual procession due to knee pain
Pope Francis has canceled his participation in a yearly Mass and procession next weekend due to ongoing knee pain, the Vatican said Monday. The annual Corpus Domini procession, scheduled for Sunday, is a centuries-old profession of the Catholic faith during…
