Spirituality

CATHOLIC CHURCH KICKS AGAINST SURROGACY, TRANSGENDER; ADVOCATES RESPECT FOR GAY PEOPLE The Vatican has described the belief in gender fluidity as “a concession to the age-old temptation to make oneself God,” according to the Guardian UK. The Vatican said this in an updated declaration of what the Catholic Church regards as threats to human dignity. The new Dignitas infinita (Infinite …

CATHOLICS VS OTHER CHRISTIANS: AGREEMENT’S, DISAGREEMENTS Vatican City is one of the most important places for devout Catholics, but it does not share the same meaning for all Christians. All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares; the same goes for the Catholic Church versus other Christian denominations. All Catholics are Christians, but not all Christians consider themselves …

SCIENTIST PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT JESUS ROSE FROM DEAD A scientist from the University of Washington in St. Louis, Joshua Swamidass, claims that there is strong evidence to support biblical account that Jesus Christ rose from dead. “I am a scientist. Yet on Easter I celebrate the fact that Jesus rose from the dead some 2,000 years ago. This event is …

CATHOLIC BISHOP WARNS PRIESTS AGAINST FALSE TEACHING The Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, has advised priests against misleading their members with false teachings. Onaga gave the advice in a homily during a Chrism Mass held at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Enugu on Thursday. Chrism Mass is celebrated on Holy Thursday, during which priests renew their vocation and …

ABAKALIKI CATHOLIC DIOCESE GETS SEVEN NEW MONSIGNORS Seven catholic priests in the Abakaliki Diocese, Ebonyi State, were recently elevated to the status of monsignor by the Pontif, His Holiness, Pope Francis. The bishop, Most Rev. Peter Nworie Chukwu officially presented them at St. Theresa Cathedral in Abakaliki, after installation on March 16. Chukwu said that the profiles of the priests …

THOMAS OBIATUEGWU: FROM BATTLEFIELD CHAPLAIN TO CATHOLIC BISHOP The Orlu Catholic Diocese has welcomed a new Auxiliary Bishop, Monsignor Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, in a ceremony that holds significance for the community and for Obiatuegwu, who left religious service in the US Military to take up religious duties as a priest in Orlu, Imo state. In January, Pope Francis appointed him …