The annual remembrance of the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt by members of St. Fortunata’s Nigerian Igbo community blends African traditions with Catholic worship.
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Nigerian Bishop Asks West to Intervene
Underlining the failure of the Nigerian government to stop the violent rampage of Boko Haram, a Catholic bishop has called for Western military intervention.
Ebola Negates Sign of Peace in Nigeria
In an effort to curtail the spread of Ebola, the archdioceses of Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria instructed their priests to suspend all forms of physical contact during Mass, including the traditional sign of peace.
Nazareth Bball Stars Heading to Manhattan
We all know the Bible story of Samson and Delilah. In Judges 16, the mighty Samson lost his God-given strength when Delilah snuck into his room and had his hair cut off. She exploited Samson’s weakness, but how would Delilah have fared against two powerful Samsons? At Nazareth R.H.S., East Flatbush, the boys’ varsity basketball […]
Nigerian Archbishop Urges Calm After Church Bombing
by Peter Ajayi Dada LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) – The suicide car bombing of a church in Jos was an “evil, irrational, beastly and criminal” act, said the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria. Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos also called on Christians to remain calm after the bombing March 11 – during a […]
Nigerian Bishops See Bombings as Equivalent to War
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNS) – The Nigerian bishops’ conference described the Christmas church bombings as the equivalent of war and declared Dec. 31 a day of fasting and prayer to ask God’s forgiveness for the acts. “Pray for Nigeria in distress and pray for peace in our nation and pray for good governance,” said the Dec. […]