Holy
Father Chooses Religious
Freedom As Theme For 2011
World Day Of Peace
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Vatican announced that Pope Benedict
has decided the theme for the 2011
World Day of Peace celebration will
be “Religious freedom, the
path to peace.”
A communique released on July 13
stated that the event, “will
therefore be dedicated to the theme
of religious freedom. It is well
known that in many parts of the
world there are various forms of
restriction or denial of religious
freedom, from discrimination and
marginalization based on religion,
to acts of violence against religious
minorities.”
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Court
Rejection Of DOMA 'dangerous
And Disappointing,' US Bishops Say
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After
a federal judge in Massachusetts
rejected a congressional
act that recognized marriage
as being between one man
and one woman, the U.S.
bishops' chairman for the
Defense of Marriage responded
by emphasizing that the
state does not have the
authority to redefine the
vital institution, since
marriage existed before
the state.
“On behalf of the
bishops' Ad Hoc Committee
for the Defense of Marriage,”
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz
began, “I express
grave concern over these
dangerous and disappointing
rulings which ignore even
the most apparent purposes
of marriage and thus offend
true justice.”
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CARDINAL:
WORLD CUP CREATED
SOLIDARITY AMONG AFRICANS |
The
soccer World Cup in South Africa
has brought to the country a greater
sense of communion with the international
community and solidarity among
the countries of Africa, says
the archbishop of Durban.
“The first thing that I
think that the World Cup in South
Africa will leave is the sentiment
that finally this country is part
of the global community,”
said Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier
in comments over the weekend to
Vatican Radio.
The World Cup ended today with
the championship match, in which
Spain won with a goal in extra
time over Holland.The month-long
sporting event, which takes place
every four years, pits the world's
best national soccer teams in
a head-to-head competition
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EVENTS |
JUNE
Parish Priests and other Priests can take
their annual leave
1-30 Annual Leave of the Bishop
2 Wed Recollection for all Priests at St.
George's Parish, Oraifite
11 Fri Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus Celebration of the Year for Priests
in all Parishes
13 Sun Parish Projects Collection
14 Mon Meeting of the Diocesan Curia with
the Moderator of the Curia
16 Wed Meeting of all the Priests of the
Diocese with the Vicar General
19 Sat Closing of the Year for Priests in
OLA Cathedral for the whole Diocese (All
priests, religious men and women and representatives)
27 Sun Peter's pence Special Collection
for the Pope's universal Ministry
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CHRISTIAN OUTLOOK |
A
publication of the Catholic Diocese
of Nnewi produced forthnightly.
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cial
Collection for the Pope's universal Ministry
2009
Programme
2010 Programme
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BISHOP
OKEKE PAY PASTORAL VISIT TO ST PETER
CLAVER'S, OTOLO NNEWI
By Obi Anaeme
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Okeke administering the sacrament
of confirmation to the candidates. |
The
Catholic Bishop of Nnewi diocese,
His Lordship, Most Rev Hilary Okeke
on July 18, 2010 paid pastoral visit
to St Peter Claver’s Parish
Otolo Nnewi during which he confirmed
312 candidates.
In the homily, the bishop charged
Christians to seek the most important
value which is discovering Christ
who lives in their lives as Mary the
sister of Martha did in the scripture,
when Christ visited them adding further
that Christians should be hospitable
to strangers despite the violent attacks
of kidnappers as it is one of the
ways God visits and blesses people
just as it happened to Abraham.
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OPERATION
EARTHQUAKE:
Nnewi Youths
Round Up Kidnappers- 7 Executed
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| Onyeka
Nnadi’s properties being
burnt in front of his house
by Nnewi Youths and one of the
Kidnap suspect, Charles Nnodu
(Amuma) |
Tuesday
July 20, 2010 was a day of reckoning
for a suspected syndicate of kidnappers
based at Nnewi when Nnewi youths,
fed up with the adverse effects of
kidnapping in the industrial city,
decided to dare the syndicate gang
in their den.
For a long time now the syndicate
has held the business town by the
jugular to the extent that many notable
businessmen have been forced to relocate
to other places while those still
around have more or less been bidding
their time; thus leaving the internationally
known business town in an almost prostrate
condition.
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Quintessential
Mother, Mrs Gloria Ezenwanne Is Gone
- As Prof. Dora Akunyili,
Prof Chukwuma Soludo Mourn |
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L-R
Bishops: Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, Martins
Uzoukwu and Solomon Amatu during
the burial Mass of Late Mrs Gloria
Ezenwanne |
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Death
is a necessary end which comes when
it wills. Late Madam Gloria Ezenwanne
whom her children would want to ask
death to wait a little for her to
enjoy the fruits of her labour however,
had to answer the call of death and
was buried in her country home at
Isuofia on 16th July, 2010.
The Requiem which was presided over
by Most Rev. Valerian Okeke had about
4 other bishops and many priests in
the concelebrated Requiem Mass. Bishop
Solomon Amatu who preached the homily
reminded Christians the need to live
good lives on earth in order to make
heaven. He condemned the inordinate
ambition inherent in some Christians
and called on all to desist from it.
He also called on politicians to show
love and respect to one another and
not to bear false claims against one
another.
The Minister for Information and culture
and a younger sister to the deceased,
Prot. Dora Akunyili described her
sister as a mother to all who come
across her, adding that she assumed
the role of mother and father to the
family when their parents died.
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| DIOCESAN
HISTORY |
What
has emerged and is celebrated today
as Nnewi Diocese is no doubt a product
of Onitsha Archdiocese. Before now,
Onitsha Archdiocese has given birth
to several dioceses; for instance,
Enugu and Awka diocese were created
out of Onitsha Archdiocese in 1962
and 1978 respectively. More>> |
Most Rev. Hilary Odili
Okeke, Cath. Bishop of Nnewi
Diocese |
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The Director, Catholic Communications,
Rev. Fr. Hyginus Aghaulo
on 08037991656
or Cathcom Media House, Our Lady
of Assumption Cathedral, Nnewi [office
hours 8.00am - 4.00pm, Monday -
Friday]
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PRIESTLY
ORDINATION
Senator Obiorah Lifts Nnewi Diocese With
N3m
By Hector Osondu |
The
Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone,
Barr. Ikechukwu Obiorah has once again demonstrated
his drive to assist in the spread of the gospel
by donating handsomely towards ensuring the successful
ordination of 16 priests that took place in Nnewi
Catholic diocese recently.
In a rare show of responsive representation, Obiorah
doled out N3m to the diocese, spread across the
eight areas that produced the ordinands as made
public by the various parishes.. ...More
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