Month: May 2016

Christians in Nigeria are essentially ‘target practice’ – here’s one bishop’s response

For Bishop Matthew Kukah, persecution is not just the history of the Church. It’s a reality that he lives every day. In the diocese of Sokoto, located in [...]

Pope Francis: Be witnesses of the Gospel every day

Pope Francis commemorated the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven by reminding the faithful of their duty to be witnesses of the Gospel every day of [...]

A Master’s degree in the works of Benedict XVI? Yep, it’s happening!

No Catholic who wants to take an in-depth look into the faith and the reality of the Church of our time can skip the works of the “Theologian Pope”, [...]

CAN should not be political – Catholic cleric

A Catholic cleric has cautioned the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, not to drag itself into politics. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta, [...]

Charlemagne Prize for Pope Francis

Presidents Juncker, Schulz and Tusk delivered a joint eulogy in the Vatican on the occasion of the award of the prestigious Charlemagne Prize to Pope Francis. [...]

Pope Seeks to Renew European Dream as He Accepts Unity Prize

Pope Francis, accepting a prize for promoting European unity, on Friday warned Europeans against the selfish temptation to put up fences to ward off newcomers, [...]