Catholic researcher warns Nigerian leader against crackdown on protests
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
Nigerians are again taking to the streets on October 1 to protest the government, on their 64th independence Day
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Canon Law Society of Nigeria Urged to Embrace God’s Commandments as “source of liberation”
(Jude Atemanke. Aciáfrica).
Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City has called upon members of the Canon Law Society of Nigeria (CLSN) to reflect on the significance of God’s commandments and the Church’s legal norms as instruments of liberation.
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U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
(David K. Trimble. RealClear Politics)
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed and another 20 Christian medical students were kidnapped in separate violent attacks in the southeastern Nigerian state of Benue.”
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Priest urges Church in Nigeria to address needs of youth who are ‘returning to paganism’
(Agnes Aineah. CNA)
While many Catholic leaders in Nigeria are concerned about the influence of Pentecostalism, Catholics in the southeastern parts of the country are concerned about another trend
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Nigerian military issues apology over assault on priest
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
In a significant move towards reconciliation, the Nigerian military has issued an apology for the August 5 assault on Father Bernard Unum and his stewards at All Saints Ikyaior Catholic Church in the northeast of Nigeria.
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(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
People masquerading as Catholic Priests and other Church agents are having a field day in the West African nation of Nigeria owing to gaps in communication between Parishes, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.
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Why the Catholic Church in Nigeria Has Remained Firm amid “prosperity gospel” Influences on Priests
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
From the rising number of private ministries led by wayward Catholic Priests to abhorrent Liturgical abuses, many worrying developments are creeping into the Catholic Church in Nigeria, some of which now threaten the unity of the Church in Africa’s most populous nation.
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« La synodalité est un nouveau mot pour une vieille idée en Afrique » : Cardinal Onaiyekan
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
L’expérience africaine de « l’Eglise en tant que famille de Dieu » fait de la synodalité, qui invite le peuple de Dieu à cheminer ensemble dans la communion, la participation et la mission, « un nouveau mot pour une vieille idée », a déclaré le Cardinal John Onaiyekan du Nigéria.
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(ACI Africa).
The Catholic Church in Nigeria can have a greater impact on the people of God in the West African nation than she is currently having if the government complemented her formal education and healthcare initiatives through “subsidies”.
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Liberati i 20 studenti rapiti il 15 agosto
(Agenzia Fides).
“Dopo 8 giorni di calvario i 20 nostri colleghi sono di nuovo con noi e con le loro famiglie” afferma il comunicato del FECAMDS (Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students) che ha annunciato la liberazione dei 20 studenti aderenti alla federazione che erano stati rapiti il 15 agosto (vedi Fides 20/8/2024).
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“Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb” says the President of the Episcopal Conference
(Agenzia Fides)
“Nigeria is sitting on a time bomb”. This was the alarm raised by Lucius Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri, President of the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), in his opening address to the second Plenary Assembly of the CBCN, in Auchi, Edo State.
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Preoccupazione per la sorte dei 20 studenti di medicina rapiti il 15 agosto
(Agenzia Fides).
Non si hanno ancora notizie dei 20 studenti di medicina rapiti il 15 agosto nello Stato di Benue, nel centro est della Nigeria. Gli studenti si stavano recando al congresso nazionale annuale della Federazione degli studenti cattolici di medicina e odontoiatria (Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students FECAMDS), quando sono stati intercettati sulla strada da alcuni banditi armati.
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Catholic medical students kidnapped in Nigeria
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
Catholic medical students in Nigeria say they have been “thrown into gloom” following the Aug. 15 kidnapping of their colleagues.
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Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Condemn Liturgical Abuses, Call for Immediate Reforms
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have condemned in “strongest terms” abuses during Liturgical celebrations in the West African nation, urging Priests and Bishops to take “immediate action” to restore the dignity and sanctity of worship.
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Catholic diocese in Nigeria condemns brutal assault on priest by military
(Silas Isenjia. CNA)
The Diocese of Wukari in Nigeria has condemned an attack on All Saints Catholic Church Ikyaior by the Nigerian military personnel on Aug. 5 in which the priest in charge and his stewards were assaulted and badly injured.
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Civil unrest will worsen ‘already frail state’ of the nation, says Nigeria Inter-Religious Council
(Ngala Killian Chimtom. Crux)
As protests against the soaring cost of living enter day five in Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, Church leaders are warning that the unrest could only further “aggravate the already frail state of the nation.”
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‘I was deceived’: Bishop in Nigeria revokes ordination of deacons due to fraud
(Agnes Aineah. CNA)
The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn the ordination certificates of four men he ordained as deacons July 12 after it was revealed he had been presented with allegedly forged documents claiming the men were qualified for holy orders.
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Nigerian Bishops Condemn International Agreement over LGBTQ+ Rights; And More News
(Robert Shine. New Ways Ministry)
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have voiced their opposition to an international economic agreement that the bishops claim would undermine the country’s values, particularly because of the document’s approach to sexuality and gender issues. Today’s post includes this news and other developments from Africa
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(InfoCatolica. Staff)
El nuevo tratado vinculante amplía la cooperación entre Nigeria y la Unión Europea más allá de los asuntos económicos, incluyendo temas de derechos humanos, programas de educación sexual respaldados por Occidente, cuestiones de género y salud sexual y reproductiva integral, una frase que la Unión Europea interpreta como derechos al aborto.
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Four alleged religious obtain deacon ordination fraudulently
(Katholisch)
It was quickly discovered that the Bishop of Lokoja had been tricked by fraudsters: four alleged members of the order fraudulently obtained an ordination as deacons. The diocese has distanced itself from the men – and is now looking for ways to limit the damage.