Who Can Present the Holy Oils at the Chrism Mass? Setting the Record Straight
Recently, I shared a short video clip from the 2025 Uromi Diocesan Chrism Mass, where a Medical Doctor was seen presenting the Oil of the Sick. This simple yet meaningful gesture sparked quite a bit of conversation online. Some commenters expressed…
Did you know that Five Holy Doors will be opened in Rome for the Jubilee of Hope 2025?
The tradition of opening Holy Doors to mark Jubilees has its roots in the early 15th century, specifically beginning with the Jubilee of 1423. This practice was established to symbolize the passage from sin to grace, inviting the faithful to experience…
INDONESIAN BISHOP REFUSES TO BE CARDINAL
Among the 21 prelates appointed to the Cardinalate by Pope Francis earlier this month is a 62-year-old bishop from Indonesia, +Paskalis Bruno Syukur, a Franciscan. Yesterday, the news surfaced online that he has asked the Pope to dispense him from the…
The most common Eucharistic Miracles in the Catholic Church involved forensic analysis. Can you tell us more about this?
Yes, many Eucharistic miracles in the Catholic Church have involved forensic analysis, which is the scientific examination of physical evidence for legal purposes. These miracles typically involve the transformation of the consecrated bread and wine of…
Is DIVORCE the ANSWER?
A friend of mine on Facebook, after reading what my colleague Ojeifo Emmanuel had written on the Sis Osinachi Nwachukwu Saga, asked me a direct question, “Fr please, is divorce a sin? In the situation of the woman, what could she have done when her…
VATICAN MODIFIES DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES ON ASH WEDNESDAY
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged the entire world, the Congregation for Divine Worship has released a note outlining how priests around the world are to distribute ashes at the start of Lent this Year on Wednesday, February…
PRIESTLY ORDINATION IN UROMI DIOCESE: WHY UJOGBA MADE THE LOUDEST OVATION
Events are the fabrics of human history. Yet, when the newsworthy takes place, it takes the discerning mind of the journalist to know that the right key has been used. Yesterday, that is, December 8, 2020, ordinarily was the Solemnity of Immaculate…
POPE FRANCIS EXTENDS PLENARY INDULGENCES FOR DECEASED FAITHFUL
Due to the difficulties posed by Covid-19, Pope Francis has mandated that the plenary indulgence usually received by the faithful in the first eight days of the month of November will now be extended throughout the month of November. Full text below: THE…
I’LL BE THERE
“This sounds like a love song…” a friend said to me, when she first heard the draft of “I’ll be there.” I couldn’t agree less. It is indeed a love song; from God to you and me. More about this inspiring song in a bit.…
BISHOP OGUN CREATES HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MASS CENTRE FOR UROMI DIOCESE
The erstwhile St Michael Catholic Church, Usugbenu; an outstation under Annunciation Catholic Church, Irrua has been raised to the status of a Mass Centre, with the new name Holy Family Catholic Mass Centre, Usugbenu. The now autonomous Mass Centre will…