Tag Archives: Catholic Church
His Holiness Pope Francis I The Vatican Rome. Your Holiness, Please allow me, Your Holiness, to express, in the most respectful and sincere manner, my heartfelt congratulations on your historic election as the prelate of the apostolic Catholic Church. My … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Sudan
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Tagged Buenos Aires, Catholic Church, Ethiopia, Pope, Pope Pius XI, Pope Pius XII, Rome, Vatican
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It seems to me President Mahama is more interested in running a Travel Agency company than administering a country. How a country like Ghana with its myriad of problems can find time to facilitate the itinerary of fake Pastors sojourn … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, West Africa
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Tagged Catholic Church, Ghana, IndepthAfrica, Israel, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, NDC, South Africa, United States
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By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Folks, it is time to take on the government for what I consider to be the worst “misplaced priority” that it has come out with less than 100 days in office. And I will be … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor
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Tagged Canterbury Tales, Catholic Church, Geoffrey Chaucer, Ghana, God, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, John Dramani Mahama
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Csmonitor Catholics praised the selection of Pope Francis, saying that his roots in the Southern Hemisphere could mean more attention to issues of poverty and underdevelopment. Nairobi, Kenya Catholics in Africa have greeted the election of the first Latin American … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria
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Tagged Catholic, Catholic Church, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jorge Bergoglio, Latin America, Nairobi, Pope, Southern Hemisphere
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THE Catholic Church has chosen a new pope. White smoke is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning 115 cardinals in a papal conclave have elected a new leader for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. The new pope … read more »
Posted in Cape Verde, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somali, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Catholic Church, Catholicism, IndepthAfrica, Papal conclave, Peter, Pope Benedict, Pope Benedict XVI, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica
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ACCRA, Ghana — Often cast as the social conscience of the church, Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson is viewed by many as the top African contender for pope. The 64-year-old head of the Vatican’s peace and justice office was widely credited … read more »
Posted in Article, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Associated Press, Catholic Church, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Peter Turkson, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Turkson
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By Steve Paterno As the republics of South Sudan and that of Sudan are going through a turbulence path, the world’s attention is drawn away on the conclave, the process of electing a Catholic Pope. Christianity or rather Catholicism is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Catholic Church, Daniel Comboni, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Josephine Bakhita, Missionary, South Sudan, Sudan
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By William Donohue Is there a “gay lobby” involved in blackmail that resulted in the decision of the pope to resign? No serious observer in or out of the Vatican currently accepts this account. But that hardly means there isn’t … read more »
The Nigerian Police officers have exhibited the usual shameless tendencies by desecrating, disrupting and distracting worshippers during the church service of Sunday 17th February, at the State Headquarters of Winners Chapel , Enugu ,arresting a deacon and an official with … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, West Africa
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Tagged Anambra State, Catholic, Catholic Church, church service, Enugu, Enugu State, February, IndepthAfrica, Sunday
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Two popular African Catholic cardinals — one from Ghana, the other from Nigeria — are among the frontrunners to replace Pope Benedict XVI. Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze attends a 2005 mass. Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images ookies put odds on just … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Catholic Church, College of Cardinals, Francis Arinze, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, List of popes, Nigeria, Peter Turkson, Pope Benedict XVI
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18 year old Ibrahim Mohammed Alilullah of Ilobu village in Ilobu LGA of Osun state and 50 year old yam hawker from Jalingo in Taraba state, Mohammed Ibrahim Idris, were on Friday paraded by the Department of State Security Service, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja Nigeria, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, bokoharam, Catholic Church, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Jaji, Jaji Kaduna State, Jalingo, Kaduna, Nigeria State Security Service, State Security Service, Suicide attack, Taraba State, Yobe State
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Alex Masi David Raphael, 35, was injured in an explosion at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Jos. The Islamic group Boko Haram claimed responsibility. Matteo Fagotto Special to the Star JOS, NIGERIA—“I was born and bred in … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Catholic Church, Christian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jos, Muslim, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Sacred Heart
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By Funmi Macaulay I attended a seminar last spring at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University that discussed the topic ‘The Future of Nigeria’. With so many things happening in Nigeria at the time, I expected a robust discussion … read more »
Posted in Article, Funmi Macaulay, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Alex Jones, bokoharam, Catholic Church, GoodluckJonathan, Harvard University, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Piers Morgan, United States
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President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned religious violence in the country saying that those who kill in the name of religion cannot be said to be worshipping god. President Jonathan made the observation in his remarks at a service organised to … read more »
BY Justine John DYIKUK While all around the world of Christendom (Christians and their friends) were enthusiastically awaiting the yuletide celebration for 2012, one Mr. Eferovo Igho was clandestinely preparing an unpalatable meal to serve God’s children on Boxing Day. … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Justine John DYIKUK, Nigeria, Religion, West Africa
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Tagged Catholic Church, Christ, Christianity, church, jesus, John, New Testament, Nigerian news, Old Testament
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For most Nigerians, the year 2012 has been a year of disappointment and unfulfilled promises from the leaders of the nation. Right from the beginning of the year when the price of petrol was increased which was followed by nationwide … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Catholic Church, GoodluckJonathan, Jonathan, new year, Niger State, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news
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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, said most of the notable terror suspects in the country have been arrested and were in the custody of security agencies. He, therefore, expressed confidence that the security situation of the country would continue to … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abuja, Anglican Communion, Catholic Church, GoodluckJonathan, Nicholas Okoh, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, United Nations
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Pope Benedict used his Christmas message to the world on Tuesday to say people should never lose hope for peace, even in conflict-riven Syria and in Nigeria where he spoke of “terrorism” against Christians. Marking the eighth Christmas season of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Catholic Church, Christmas, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Pope Benedict XVI, St. Peter's Basilica, Syria, Urbi et Orbi
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Military conscription in Eritrea is leaving the Church understaffed – as seminarians and other Church workers are forced to join the army. A source in Eritrea – who requested anonymity, fearing reprisals for speaking out – has told Aid to … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Catholic, Catholic Church, Christian, Eritrea, eritrean, eritrean news, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Orthodox, Politics of Eritrea
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My five days in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria – the epicentre of violence perpetrated by the armed group, Boko Haram – was fraught with danger. I had been trying to get access to report from the city for over a … read more »
A local official says at least four people have died in riots that erupted in central Nigeria after a Muslim was killed at an illegal checkpoint. Local government chairman Isiaku Adamu said rioters burned houses and shops Sunday in Ibi, … read more »
An Administration Police officer succumbed to injuries following Sunday morning’s grenade attack at a church in Garissa. “We have lost an officer who was also the chaplain at the church,” a police officer in the region said. 14 other people … read more »
By Kabir Mato,Daily Trust opinion There is a growing theory emerging amongst several elites of Northern extraction. They allege that the violence that seems unabated in several parts of the region is merely precipitated by the powers that be in … read more »
Two suicide bombers drove vehicles packed with explosives into a Catholic church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing and wounding several, witnesses said. The bombers both managed to get inside the packed St Monica’s church, in volatile ethnically and religiously … read more »
BAUCHI, Nigeria – A suicide car bomber attacked a Catholic church conducting Mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing one person and wounding another 46 in a region under assault by a radical Islamist sect, officials said. An Associated Press … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Associated Press, Bauchi, bokoharam, Catholic Church, Damaturu, Hausa language, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Potiskum
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Fredrick Nzwili | The Christian Science Monitor Almost from the beginning of Kenya’s military operation in Somalia, Islamist militants have threatened to bring the war home to Kenyans. For nine months, those threats have been fairly empty, comprised of a … read more »
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Kenyan officials appealed for calm last night after 15 people were killed and scores injured in attacks on two churches near the border with Somalia. Sunday worshippers came under fire from guns and grenades in the north-eastern city of Garissa … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, Al-Shabaab, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, Boko Haram, Catholic Church, Dadaab, East Africa, Garissa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Kenya, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, Norwegian Refugee Council, Somalia, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, West Africa
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At least 10 people were killed in grenade attacks on Sunday at two churches in Garissa, a town in northern Kenya that is an important military base from where ground forces have been deployed into Somalia to fight al Qaeda-linked … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Spotlight
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, African news, Al-Shabaab, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, Catholic Church, Dadaab, East Africa, Garissa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, Kenya, latest africa news, map africa, map of africa, Mombasa, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, Refugee camp, Somalia, South Africa, south african news, travel to africa, West Africa
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Militants attacked two churches in north and central Nigeria on Sunday, spraying the congregation of one with bullets, killing several people, and blowing up a car in a suicide bombing at the other. The Islamist group Boko Haram, which says … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, bokoharam, Catholic Church, Christmas, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jos, MAIDUGURI, Muslim, Nigeria
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On Monday, 43 Roman Catholic organizations filed lawsuits in a dozen different federal courts, challenging the Obama administration’s mandate requiring insurance coverage for “preventive health services” inimical to their faith. The litigation represents the latest stage of a battle that began January 20th, … read more »
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