Will Surgery Slow Down (or Speed Up) a Pope Who’s in a Hurry?
By Jason HorowitzNew York Times.July 8, 2021 VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has often seemed like a pontiff in a hurry. In his eight-year papacy, he has tirelessly sought to reshape the Roman Catholic Church in his more pastoral image and elevated more than…
BISHOP KUKAH BAGS ANOTHER VATICAN APPOINTMENT
The Catholic Pontiff Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto as a Member of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting of Integral Human Development. The appointment was contained in a recent letter signed by His…
POPE FRANCIS MODIFIES CHURCH LAW, SAYS WOMEN CAN BE LECTORS AND ACOLYTES
See original story HERE. Pope Francis, today, January 11, 2020, has established with a motu proprio that the ministries of the Lectorate and Acolyte are from now on also open to women, in a stable and institutionalized form with a specific mandate. Women…
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…
THE HEART THAT BEATS LOVE
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Year A. Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Deut.7:6-11; John 4:7- 16; Matthew 11:25-30 Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was highly encouraged by mediaeval mystics; and particularly…
POPE APPOINTS AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF UMUAHIA, NIGERIA
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Michael Kalu Ukpong of the clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, also assigning him Titular Bishop of the See of Igilgili.…
54TH WCD- TIME FOR SOME STORY TELLING
Admin’s Note: This year, May 24 2020 (Seventh Sunday of Easter), is the 54th World Communications Day. Pope Francis, has dedicated his letter to Storytelling, saying, “…so as not to lose our bearings, we need to make our own the truth…
“JOHN PAUL II WAS A MAN OF PRAYER, LOVE, AND JUSTICE” – POPE FRANCIS
If the Saintly Pope John Paul II were alive today 18th May 2020, he would be 100 years old. In the livestreamed Eucharistic Celebration to mark the centenary of his birth, held at his Tomb, in St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis hailed Pope St. John…
AN ANGEL
Image credit@pixabay As I picked up her rosary beads to pray, tears came to my eyes. The tiny brownish beads felt strange and hard on my fingers. I had not prayed the rosary in years. I wasn’t even sure I could still remember the prayers correctly.…
DO YOU HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT?
Image credit@pixabay Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter (Opt. Mem. of Our Lady of Fatima). Reflection by Rev Fr Oselumhense Anetor (Uromi Diocese) Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 When a little stone is thrown into a large body of water, it causes ripples.…