Catholic Church Rejoins CAN After 5 Years

The Catholic Church has announced its return to the Christian Association of Nigeria after about five years of dissociating itself from the body. The return process was concluded on Thursday and Friday in Abuja when a delegation of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, led by Rev. Fr. (Prof.) Cornelius Omonokhua, attended the expanded National Executive Committee and quarterly meeting of CAN for the amendment of its constitution. The CSN delegation participated in the two-day meeting. The President of CAN, Dr Samson Ayokunle, according to a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Assistant, Media & Communications, Adebayo Oladeji, could not hide his happiness on the new development.

Just like Hallelujah Challenge, Nigerian Catholics begin rosary challenge live on Instagram

As the Hallelujah challenge comes to an end, Young & Catholic Nigeria has announced that there will be a rosary challenge live on Instagram for Catholics all over Nigeria who are willing to join. It was not exactly termed a rosary challenge but it requires that participants come live on Instagram at a certain time of the day to join others in doing a live recital...

Do Not Abort Boko Haram Babies, Catholic Bishop Begs

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has condemned suggestions by some stakeholders in the country, who have advocated that the pregnancy of some Boko Haram female victims, conceived through rape, should be terminated. The organisation which condemned the act however says, it will be partly responsible for the upbringing of the children through support mechanisms and crisis pregnancy management centers. According to them, the babies are innocent and should not be killed for the offences of their erring fathers.

Catholic Nun Gives Birth After Complaining of “Stomach Cramps”, Says She was Unaware of Pregnancy

Confusion arose at a convent in Italy after a nun gave birth to a baby boy despite living in an all female community. The 31-year-old nun joined the Santa Chiara nunnery in San Severino, after arriving from South America two years ago, New York Post reports.

"Vote Jonathan Out In 2015"- Catholic Priests Beg Nigerians

Popular Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, who heads the Catholic Adoration Centre in Enugu, has begged Nigerians to vote out President Goodluck Jonathan in the forthcoming elections which will take place next month. The Catholic priest said the president was no longer fit to rule, and therefore urged his members to vote the All Progressives Congress candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari in place of the president.

The priest who made Goodluck Jonthan the topic for his New Year sermon titled the message “From Good luck to Bad luck.” During his sermon he said, “I love President Goodluck Jonathan and I used to be his ardent fan, but I want good for my people and that’s why I want Nigerians to vote out Goodluck Jonathan and vote General Muhammad Buhari. I don’t care if Buhari is a Muslim and from the North; all I care about is that Buhari can save Nigeria,” he said.

Ironically the priest had also promised to pray for Jonathan before now, when the first lady visited him, but said the sign he got from God shows he was no longer fit to rule the nation.

Catholic Priest Converts To Islam After Waking Up From Coma

Wait a minute! did Allah speak to him? A Catholic priest, Eduardo Vincenzo Maria Gomez from Spain, who woke up from a 17-month long coma has converted to Islam after he claimed 'Allah' spoke to him and showed him “the beauty of the heavens”.  

Catholic priest Eduardo Vincenzo Maria Gomez After the accident
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The priest was reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest while fixing the roof of his church along with other volunteers, falling two stories high and managed to survive 87-year-old Father Gomez has lived and preached on the island of Java in Indonesia for over 43 years is said to be very fluent in Javanese and various dialects of different ethnic groups that make up the island and a well respected figure amongst religious groups of the area.

Catholic Nun smothered baby to death to hide her ‘sinful activity’

A woman studying to become a Catholic nun has been charged in the District of Columbia with smothering her newborn son, police said.
The woman, 26-year-old Sosefina Amoa, gave birth to the boy Oct. 10 in her room at the Little Sisters of the Poor elderly care facility, police said. Afraid the nuns would hear the newborn's cries and discover she lied about sexual activity, police say Amoa told investigators she smothered him by placing a wool garment over the child's mouth and nose and applying pressure.

A day later she and a nun took his body, in a small black luggage bag, to a hospital, police said.
Investigators interviewed Amoa after she arrived at the hospital and say they found bloody clothing and small traces of blood during a search of the convent room where she had been staying.
Amoa was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder after the death was ruled a homicide by asphyxiation. Her attorney declined to comment on the case Friday.
The order said in a statement that it is praying for everyone involved.

"We all feel that this is a tragic situation," said Sister Constance Veit, communications director at Little Sisters of the Poor.
Amoa arrived from the island of Samoa on Oct. 5 and was considered a postulant, someone who wants to be admitted to the order.
She initially told investigators that she did not know she was pregnant but that she experienced significant bleeding just prior to delivering the baby, whom she named Joseph.