U.S. Leaders Celebrate First Pope From America
“What a great honor for our country,” President Trump said of the election of the Catholic Church’s new Chicago-born pope on May 8, 2025. | Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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Pope Leo XIV: the first American Pontiff!
May 08, 2025
Cardinal Robert Prevost, the American-born missionary who had served for years in Peru before being named prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, has been elected as Roman Pontiff, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV.
Faith Based Media as Catalyst for Citizens Formation and Reintegration
Faith is synonymous to the Mother Church. The word FAITH denotes the Holy CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH founded by Christ. A faith based media implies an organization whose values are based purely on the particular Faith professed by the Founder(s) which has a mission based on beliefs, values, orientation, background and doctrines.
Broken Truths: Nigeria's Elusive Quest for National Cohesion
Introduction: The Truth of our Nigerian Story?
Let me start with a conceptual clarification regarding the title and topic of this lecture. Not unexpectedly, my first reaction is to ask what is a broken truth? What does an unbroken truth look like? When we speak of truth, we immediately recall the trial of Jesus before Pilate: When Jesus said to Pilate that He had come to bear witness to the Truth, Pilate replied, ‘Truth, what is that’? (Jn.18: 38). Truth has been and remains a contested concept precisely because its very veracity depends on a range of other options.
FORUM: On Mother Teresa’s Canonization
Father Louis M. Thevalakara OSJ, Official of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Says: ‘While this is a time of great celebration, we should remember that the most fitting way to honor our Mother would be to find Jesus’ presence in the poor, irrespective of caste or creed, and to serve them as she did’
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: SOME THOUGHTS ON Human Rights, FREEDOM AND JUSTICE IN NIGERIA
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
PROVINCIAL MEETING OF CATHOLIC WOMEN ORGANIZATION
A KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED TO THE PROVINCIAL MEETING OF CATHOLIC WOMEN ORGANIZATION OF THE KADUNA ECCLESIATICAL PROVINCE HELD IN SOKOTO ON SEPTEMBER 25- 27, 2015
I welcome all of you to the city of Sokoto and in a special way thank God for the traveling mercies He has granted to all of you. We are most gratified by the fact that you found us worthy to be honoured with hosting your meeting. We hope that you will find your visit very much of an eye opener.
SHARIA LAW IN AFRICA: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
Across Africa, the modern states today derive their origins from the legacy of the conquest and overthrow of extant traditional empires and kingdoms that preceded the colonial state. After bringing these kingdoms and peoples to subjugation, the colonial administrations went ahead to impose their domination on the conquered peoples through the transmission of their cultures, religions, values and ethos. The colonial administrations referred to their enterprise as a civilizing mission.