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    Metro Rev Father Who Resigned From Priesthood Gets Married

    A Kano-based priest, Rev. Fr Gospel Inalegwu, who recently quit the priesthood has allegedly done his traditional and court wedding. According to Facebook user, Shadrack Okpomhe, he claimed that the priest had framed his own kidnap and eventually left priesthood so as to have a normal life...
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    World Catholic Church: Pope Francis Involved In Accident, Suffers Minor Injuries [SEE PHOTOS]

    Head of the Catholic churhc, Pope Francis suffered an automobile accident during a Sunday procession through the Colombian city of Cartegana on Sunday. He was left with a blackened eye a blood splattered all over his white gown The 80-year-old collided with the glass frame of the vehicle when...
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    Metro Catholic Church Bars Wife From Having Sex With Husband Over Holy Communion

    A couple, Mr Okoronta and Mrs Agnes, from Umuchu town in Aguata LGA of Anambra State are in war over the sudden denial of sex by the wife because of her new faith in the Catholic church. Okoronta married Agnes some years back as a second wife according to the Igbo tradition and they have five...
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    Politics President Buhari Condemns Anambra Church Massacre

    The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the attack on a Catholic church in Anambra State, describing it as an unspeakable sacrilege. Making his grief known in a heavily worded statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, President Buhari said that “there...
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    Metro How I Take Care Of My 98 Children - Catholic Priest

    FOUNDER/Spiritual Director of Catholic Adoration of the Holy Spirit and Favoured Children of the Orphanage of the Holy Spirit in Maryland-Egoro Amede, Ekpoma, Edo State, Reverend Father John Damian Adizie has spoken about his life and ministry in an interview with Vanguard News Being born in...
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    World Catholic Church Okays Cremation of the Dead But Rejects Scattering of Ashes

    The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in a new guideline released on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 stated that cremation is not forbidden by the church but scattering the ashes is forbidden. In the publication titled, “To rise with Christ”, the Catholic Church stated that it “continues...
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    World Pope Francis Preaches In Half-Empty Stadium in Georgia

    Pope Francis has said Mass in a largely empty stadium on a visit to Georgia after the majority Orthodox Christian Church asked followers to stay away. Orthodox believers were asked not to take part in Roman Catholic services and a Church delegation due to attend also stayed away. But Church...
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    Metro Church Member Lands in Ikoyi Prison For Stealing Money From Tithe Box

    Magistrate Ade Adefulire of a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Lagos Island, yesterday, sentenced a church member, Elochukwu Nnoruga, to six months imprisonment for stealing N214, 000 from Church tithe box. The convict, who was on August 17, arraigned before the court, had pleaded...
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    Metro Kaduna Catholic Priest Sacked for Marrying 2 Wives

    Reverend Father Peter Zuni of the Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, Kakuri parish, Kaduna State, has been sacked for marrying two wives secretly, The Sun reports. Reports say the first wife is dead while the second wife is nursing a baby for the 54 year old Priest. She blew the lid open...
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    Metro 'Jesus' Appears In Markudi Catholic Church, Worshipers Troop In For Mercy [Photo]

    Saint Augustine’s Catholic Church, Nenger, Markudi, Benue State yesterday became a centre of attraction as scores of people, Christians and Muslims trooped in to catch a glimpse of the ‘image’ of Jesus Christ, New Telegraph reports. Witnesses at the church, located behind Government Model...
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    Metro Fuel Price Hike: Catholic Church Tells Labour Unions To Shelve Strike

    The Catholic Church in Nigeria, yesterday, called on the organized labour unions threatening to shut-down the country over the new fuel price of petrol to have a rethink on their plan, to avoid throwing the nation into chaos. The Federal Government last week announced a new official price for...
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    Metro Catholic Church Drags Ekiti Government to Court

    The Catholic Diocese of Ekiti has filed a suit against the imposition of levies on pupils in its primary and secondary schools by the Ekiti State government. The State Government had shut seven schools run by the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti for failure to pay the Education Development Levy...
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    World Catholic Church Bans ‘Provocative’ Dresses [See Photos Of Approved & Unapproved Dresses]

    A Catholic Church in Cape Coast, Ghana has banned its female members from wearing provocative dresses to the church. The church posted these photos of approved and unapproved dresses on its premises. Do you think these dresses are provocative ?
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    World Pope Francis Set To Make Key Marriage Pronouncement

    Pope Francis is set to make public the conclusions of his two Synods on the family in a document eagerly awaited by 1.3 billion Roman Catholics. It will have details of the Pope’s views about family life, marriage, contraception and bringing up children. Many Catholics are optimistic that...
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    Metro Fulani Herdsmen Abduct Catholic Priest in Enugu

    A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Aniako Celestine, priest in charge of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ukana, Udi Local Government Area was abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen Saturday evening on his way from his home town, Ezeagu. It was gathered that the herdsmen demanded a ransom of N10 million...
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    Metro Enugu: Tears as Catholic Church Buries 6 Seminarians

    Tears from the Vincentian Headquarters in Nigeria, Ugwaji Road, Maryland, in the hilly coal city of Enugu as 6 seminarians of the Catholic Church were buried. Catholic seminarians died about two weeks ago in a fatal accident while on their way from Ikot-Ekpene to Enugu. At precisely 5pm, over...
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    Metro Catholic Church Should Send Fr. Mbaka To Sambisa Forest – Abati

    Former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, has advised the Catholic church to transfer Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka to the Sambisa forest, the alleged Boko Haram headquarters. He said this in response to the cleric’s reaction to his transfer to serve...
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    Metro Catholic Church Reveals 5 Reasons Why Father Mbaka Was Transferred

    The Catholic Church on Monday clarified the recent transfer of Father Ejike Mbaka, saying the controversial priest was merely being sent to where he would be more useful to the church. In its first reaction since the controversy over the transfer broke, the church said the posting was not meant...
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    Metro APC Reacts As Catholic Church Transfers Father Mbaka

    The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Enugu state has reacted to the transfer of Ejike Mbaka, a reverend father and spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu (AMEN), from Christ the King parish, GRA, Enugu, to lesser-known Our Lady Parish, Umuchigbo, Njinike, by the Enugu Catholic...
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    Metro Catholic Church Set to Transfer Fr. Mbaka

    The fiery Priest and Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka may be transferred out of his station, Christ the King Parish in GRA, Enugu State, Daily Sun reports. The speculated transfer of Mbaka by Enugu Catholic Diocese is coming against the backdrop of his recent prophecies...
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