FROM CANTERBURY
TO ROME:
As over 20 Anglican Bishops and 400,000 Anglican faithful join Catholic Church.
By Fr. Hygi Aghaulo

The last may not have been heard of the fallout of the cracks in Anglican Communion concerning their acceptance of women ordination, the Episcopal ordination of a an openly gay bishop and the decision of several Anglican provinces to bless same-sex unions.
Between 20-30 Anglican bishops and about 400,000 Anglican faithful are requesting to be admitted into the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI says okay and Archbishop Williams of Canterbury is not standing on these Anglicans' way to Rome. Responding to a rising tide of requests in recent years for full communion from Anglicans who've sought refuge under Rome's umbrella following their Communion's global troubles, in a Vatican press conference on 20th October, 2009, the Holy See preemptively announced a forthcoming Apostolic Constitution establishing a "single canonical model" for the intake of large numbers of Anglicans, fulfilling a century-old desire to integrate Anglicans into the Catholic Church "while preserving elements of the distinctive Anglican spiritual and liturgical patrimony." ...More

The Parish Priest of St Michael's Catholic Church, Ezinifite, Nnewi South LGA, Rev Fr George Akanigwo, CSSp, was brutally injured on Friday, October 16, 2009 when armed robbers invaded his presbytery, striking him with the butt of a gun.

In a written statement forwarded to The Christian Outlook from his hospital bed at Visitation Hospital, Osumenyi, Fr Akanigwo disclosed that on the fateful day, four armed bandits gained an illegal entry into the parish premises around 4;30am through the back door of the parish house and immediately ordered him to lie prostrate on the floor.
The hoodlums then proceeded to ransack the whole presbytery, collecting handsets, wrist watches and other valuables that pleased them.

A Volvo car belonging to the parish was also said to have been taken by the robbers, but it was later recovered by the police.
Alongside Fr Akanigwo, his cook was also injured in two areas on his head just as the Parish Vicar's handset and wrist watch were equally collected by the robbers....More

Preparations have hit boiling point to ensure the success of the 2nd Nnewi International Auto Trade Fair billed to hold from November 27 to December 7 2009 at the Gabros Football International Stadium grounds, Beverly Hills Hotels, Nnewi.

The fair is being organized by the Nnewi Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NCCIMA) with the support of Anambra State Government, National Automatic Council (NAC) and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).

In a recent press briefing, NCCIMA President, Prince Emeka Ayabazu disclosed that the fair, coming ten years after the first one organized in 1999, is being packaged to showcase Nnewi as truly the Japan of Africa in terms of its many large, medium and small industrial clusters, most of which major in auto spare parts, accessories and lubricants etc.

Pointing out that the non-organization of another fair since 1999 may have been as a result of logistics, finance and other factors on the part of previous leaderships of NCCIMA, Prince Ayabazu however pledged that the fair shall henceforth be an annual event, just as he equally disclosed that one of the main attractions of the 2009 fair shall be the unveiling of the first made in Nigeria vehicle, produced by a member of NCCIMA, which is the Innoson Vehicle Plant that produces a wide range of cars, mini buses, buses and jeeps. ....More