Tag: Catholic Church

Niger school attack: Catholic Diocese raises alarm, as missing students rise to 303

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The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has announced that an additional 88 students have been declared missing following Friday’s attack on St. Mary’s Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara local government area of Niger State. This brings the total number of unaccounted-for students to 303, far higher than the initial figure released after terrorists stormed the school in the early hours of Friday, abducting both students and staff. Many parents who rushed to the school to retrieve their children after news of the attack said they were unable to find them, heightening…

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Insecurity: Catholic Bishops passes vote of no confidence on security agencies 

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…Direct churches to beef-up security Catholic Bishops, under the umbrella of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, (CBCN), have raised the alarm over rising insecurity across Nigeria, which they said has made churches and other worship centres vulnerable to attack. CBCN President, Most. Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, disclosed the development in his speech delivered during the opening session of the 2022 second plenary assembly of the CBCN held at the Sacred Heart Pastoral Centre, Oriu, Imo State, on Sunday.  The CBCN stressed the need for precautionary measures to secure the church…

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“Your apology has been accepted” – Jos Catholic Archbishop tells Gov. Lalong 

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Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has reaffirmed his loyalty, commitment and faith in the Catholic Church as well as the desire to always be a good ambassador wherever he finds himself.  Governor Lalong was speaking at the 19th General Assembly of the Archdiocese of Jos, which was held at the St. Louis Parish, Jos, with the theme: ‘‘The Eucharist our Strength Towards a Better Nigeria”.  Lalong, who spoke about the importance of the Eucharist in his life, said he continues to draw strength and inspiration from his relationship with God,…

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Archbishop Kaigama raises alarm over terrorists’ boldness in Nigeria

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Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has expressed surprise at the level of boldness and confidence bandits, kidnappers and non-state actors unleash terror on Nigerians unchecked. The cleric, in his homily at St. Matthias’ Mulumba Pastoral Area, Azhata, Abuja, warned of looming anarchy if the government failed to restore the country to the path of peace and security. Kaigama questioned the usefulness of compulsory SIM card registration when terrorists were freely using phones with registered SIMs to negotiate ransom for kidnapped victims without obstruction, detection, or arrest.…

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“Stop playing the ostrich on insecurity”, Catholic Bishops blast FG

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The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), yesterday, urged the Federal Government to rise to its responsibility of arresting and prosecuting those terrorising innocent Nigerians, rather than playing the ostrich on matters of insecurity. This was the Bishops’ reaction to the report of how terrorists bombed the Abuja-Kaduna rail tracks and attacked a train filled with passengers last week. In a remark signed by its President and Archbishop-Elect of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, the CBCN called on the government to take urgent steps to unmask the marauding terrorists…

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Catholic Church bans Mbaka from partaking in political matters

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The Catholic church has banned Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), from commenting on partisan politics. According to the Cable, Callistus Onaga, Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, in a letter to the priest also converted the adoration ministry to chaplaincy. Following the development, Mbaka will no longer solely oversee the activities of the ministry as its spiritual director, as making it chaplaincy, brings it under the control of the Enugu Diocese and gives the bishop the power to appoint a chaplain to oversee its operations. The…

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