Tag: Pope Benedict XVI

Omoleye Omoruyi July 2, 2017

Over 3,000 Ahiara Diocese members march against Pope’s choice, Bishop Okpaleke

Over 3,000 members of Ahiara Diocese of the Catholic Church on Saturday gathered at the Mater Ecclesiae cathedral, Mbaise, Imo State, for a rally to insist on the removal of…

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Kolapo Olapoju August 20, 2014

Pope Francis says he has two or three years more [DETAILS]

by Chidi Okoye The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has implied that he may have only two or three years remaining in office. He said this while speaking to journalists…

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March 20, 2013

Holy Father: More than one million attend Pope Francis I’s inauguration (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, more than a million people were reported to have gathered in Saint Peter's Square for Pope Francis inaugural mass at the Vatican.…

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February 28, 2013

“Thank you for your love” – Pope Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican with final tweet to his followers

by Isi Esene Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican after resigning from the position of Pope. The 85-year-old pontiff was flown by helicopter to the papal retreat at Castel…

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February 28, 2013

Opinion: Jesus was a troublemaker – and the next pope should be, too

by Mary Elizabeth Williams We are at a moment in history when the leadership of the Catholic Church is at once both transparently in need of serious reform and obviously…

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February 22, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI retired after probe into ‘Vatican gay officials’ – New report

by Rachel Ogbu Controversies following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI continue to spiral out of control. A new report has now suggested that the discovery of a network of gay…

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February 21, 2013

The REAL STORY of why Pope Benedict resigned XVI, front-runner identified [INVESTIGATION]

Recent news of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation has sparked speculation that more may be involved than the publicly cited reason that the Holy Father's health no longer enabled him to…

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February 20, 2013

The pope was “less human than the last one”: Gays in Rome celebrate Pope Benedict’s resignation

by Rachel Ogbu Gay people in Rome are celebrating the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, 85, drinkers at Rome's best known gay bar, believe Benedict's abdication is a blessing, reports…

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February 14, 2013

Could Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana be the next Pope? (PHOTOS)

With Pope Benedict XVI's bombshell announcement Monday that he plans to step down, all eyes are on his potential successors, including one that may become the first black pope: Cardinal…

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February 11, 2013

READ: Pope Benedict’s full resignation letter

by Akan Ido Pope Benedict XVI earlier today announced his resignation to Catholic faithfuls all over the world. In an announcement caught even his closest associates by surprise the Pope…

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February 2, 2013

Pope appoints His Lordship, Most Rev Joseph Effiong Ekuwem the new Archbishop of Calabar

by Isi Esene His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI today appointed his Lordship, Most Rev Joseph Effiong Ekuwem as the new Archbishop of Calabar. Ekuwem was until his appointment the Bishop…

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November 22, 2012

Hark! The herald angels DIDN’T sing?: Pope corrects centuries of myths about Christ’s birth in new book

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Daily Mail Decades of tradition turned into dust recently when Pope Benedict XVI shocked Christians saying that there were no donkeys or any other animal for…

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May 26, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Pope Benedict XVI appoints new Archbishop of the Lagos Diocese

by Chi Ibe On Friday 25 May, 2012, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins as the new Archbishop of the Lagos Diocese. He is to take…

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