Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest serving at the Uromi Diocese in Edo state. According to a statement by Chancellor of the Uromi Diocese, Rev Father Osi Odenore on his Facebook page, he said the kidnapped priest Father Oboh was abducted on Valentine’s day Odenore said: “This morning, while on his way to an important […]
Port Harcourt – The Catholic Priest of Abuja Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Chinenye Oluoma on Thursday condemned comments by some clerics that Christmas was unbiblical’ Oluoma, who reacted on his Facebook page said Christmas was celebrated only for its theological mystery. Oluoma was reacting to statements credited to some renowned clerics. The statements have continued to […]
Awka – The Catholic Dioceses of Nnewi, Anambra, on Sunday said the late Rev. Fr. Edmund Nwagbara, might have died from inhaling toxic fume from the inverter battery in his apartment which exploded. Nwagbara was the Parish Priest of St. Peter Clavar Catholic Church, Nnewi Ichi, Nnewi. He died in a fire which engulfed the […]
A drama which played out at the closing event of a retreat held by a Catholic TV, CanCao Nova, saw Brazil’s celebrity Catholic Priest Fr. Marcelo Rossi being pushed down from the altar by a yet-to-be-identified woman. It was gathered that the incident occurred as Fr. Marcelo Rossi addressed the faithfuls during a mass held […]
The immediate past President of Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has said Nigerians should be bold to say the President is wrong when he is wrong. Kaigama stated this yesterday while interacting with our correspondent on the State of the Nation. He said, “Why should a Nigerian not say the President is […]
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and two key figures from her G40 political faction are under house arrest at Mugabe’s “Blue House” compound in Harare and are insisting the 93-year-old finishes his presidential term, a source said, according to The Telegraph. The G40 figures are cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere, who […]
A Catholic priest, Rev. Father Cyriacus Onunkwo, was reportedly kidnapped in Orlu town in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo state on Friday morning by gunmen while driving his vehicle. According to the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike, who confirmed the incident said preliminary investigations indicated that the late Reverend Father’s body was […]