By Njideka Eze His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the President of CBCN and Archbishop of Benin Diocese , Most Rev. Augustine Akubueze, the Catholic bishop of Enugu Diocese Most Rev. Callistus Onaga and his Auxilliary Most Rev. Ernest Obodo, some bishops, some bishops, representatives of Bishops from various Dioceses, Superior generals of Religious Congregations, Priests…
THE CHURCH AND PROPHETIC WITNESSING IN NIGERIA “And you shall be my witnesses . . . even to the remotest parts of the world” (Acts 1:8) A Communiqué issued at the end of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which held at the Holy Ghost Cathedral, Ogui, Enugu, Enugu…
On Tuesday, 27th April 2021, JDPC Issele-Uku Diocese presented 30 youths, who were trained by the organisation in different Vocational skills with startup kits. Both the training and the subsequent empowerment were made possible through the project, Sustainable Measures Against Trafficking in Persons (SMAT-P), which was sponsored by the Italian Catholic Bishops Conference through Caritas…
To: THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF NIGERIA On behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, I greet all Nigerians at home and in the diaspora. Thank you all for your patience regarding the expectations of rapid development promised by various democratic governments. Since we returned to democratic rule on 29 May 1999 after several…
Fr. Chike Michael Osamor No one heals himself by wounding others, but we serve a God who heals others by wounding himself, a God who meets his creatures where they are in order to lead them to where He is. Such is the noble mystery which supplies the impetus for the festivities occasioned by the…
Today, the 21st Day of December 2020, we ought to be celebrating the 45th Priestly Ordination anniversary of Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Nwachi Chinakwe. But it turned out to be the day his remains was laid to rest at the priests’ cemetery in Issele-Uku after a funeral mass presided over by the Catholic Bishop of…
NEW DIOCESAN APPOINTMENTS TAKE EFFECT On Friday, 14th August, 2020, during the meeting of the priests of Issele-Uku Diocese at the Pastoral Centre Issele-Uku, the Bishop, Most Rev. Dr. Michael Odogwu Elue announced the appointment of some priests to new pastoral positions. In his very words at the announcement, “The following diocesan appointments have been…
FIVE NEW MONSIGNORI FOR ISSELE-UKU DIOCESE To the glory of God, the Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed five priests from the presbyterium of the Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku, five new Papal Chaplains with the title of Monsignor. This was known through a circular signed and released by the Catholic Bishop of Issele-Uku, Most Rev.…
By Rev. Fr. Michael Chike Osamor Dear Parishioner More than was usual, we your priests have had to do lots of explaining, catechesis, and argumentations in defense to the rather extreme stance of asking parishioners to, in the meantime, stay away from their houses of prayer. Some even accuse us, by the very fact of the…
