A Catholic priest has likened the photo of a Jos mother, who was inconsolably holding the lifeless body of her young man, Mr. Promise, a victim of the recent sporadic gunfire by suspected Fulani Islamist militants, to Michelangelo Buonarroti’s 1498 Pietà, which depicts Our Lady holding the lifeless body of Jesus.
African theologians, comprising scholars, pastoral workers and consecrated men and women, have decried the cancers of poverty, corruption, and suffering while pointing to theological formation and sound catechesis as panacea.
March 29th has set another tragic record in the minds and hearts of the residents of Jos, Plateau State, in the central region of Nigeria, following a well-coordinated attack by suspected terrorists who fired at innocent citizens at the very busy Angwan Rukuba Junction located in Jos North area council of the state on Sunday, as Christians began Holy Week.
The Catholic Bishop of Wukari Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Mark Maigida Nzukwein, has urged his deans, other priests, and consecrated persons in violent-pronged areas across Southern Taraba, “to sensitise their people and take all necessary precautionary measures to stay safe.”
Following the recent dedication and official blessing of the newly renovated offices of the Bishop and Vicar Administration of Jalingo Diocese at the Mile Six Secretariat by Most Rev. Charles Hammawa, a key figure in the Diocese has lauded the efforts of the prelate, describing it as a laudable initiative.
The Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, has assured the faithful in Monaco that their faith in God and the nation’s Christian patrimony “puts them before God.”
The Archbishops and Bishops of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have expressed their strong fraternal solidarity with the President of a West African Country, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, following the recent withdrawal of an honorary doctorate title by Lincoln University in the United States of America.
he Yobe State Government has lauded the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) for its efforts in reducing malnutrition prevalence in the state over the past two years.
n a landmark gesture aimed at strengthening digital inclusion and expanding livelihood opportunities for persons with disabilities, the Catholic Diocese of Yola has donated six new laptops and essential IT equipment to the Catholic Deaf Community (CDC) of the diocese.
This opinion piece argues that the success or failure of programmes aimed at reintegrating former terrorists “will depend on how effectively they address both security concerns and public trust, a key factor highlighted in global DDR research.”
