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Zambian Churches Unhappy
With US Stance To Tie Aid To Homosexual
Rights
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USAKA,
Zambia - Church organizations are unhappy
with the stance taken by the U.S. government
to tie foreign aid to the assurance of homosexual
rights. The Zambia Episcopal Conference,
the Pentecostal Church's Bishops' Council
of Zambia and the Zambia United Christian
Action said that it was unwise for the U.S.
government to use its money to force other
nations to permit "ungodly practices"
in their land. ."
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Archbishop Tutu: Africa Must Shun
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NAIROBI,
Kenya - Africa should shun
cultural practices that
prevent women from advancement,
retired Anglican Archbishop
Desmond Tutu said at a memorial
Mass for Wangari Maathai,
2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
But Archbishop Tutu, the
1984 Nobel laureate, said
Africa has every reason
to celebrate the "few
successes" it has made
in the area of empowering
and promoting its women.
He spoke, one week after
two Liberian women were
among three winners of the
2011 Nobel Prize. .More...
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EVENTS |
PUBLIC
SCHEDULE OF BISHOP HILARY ODILI
OKEKE Feb 2012
5
Sun- Parish Project Collection
8. Wed- Mass for Chris and Chinwe
at Onitsha
9 Thur- Last day for submitting
January monthly accounts
9th Thur- Arrival of the Apostolic
Nuncio on Pastoral Visit
10th Fri- 10th Anniversary of
the Erection of Nnewi Diocese
Installation of Bishop Hilary
Paul Odili Okeke.
Mass ans Meeting of the Nuncio
with all priests ans Religious
in the diocese
11. Sat- Diocesan Grand Finale
of the 10th Anniversary celebration
12. Sun- Dedication of All Saints
Church Ihiala
17. Fri- Diocesan Finance Council
Meeting
18. Sat- Marriage of Ifeanyi Ozuizugbo
at St. John & Paul parish,
Awada
18-19- Pastoral Visit to Holy
Spirit Parish, Osumenyi
19 Sun- Special Collection in
place of ACF
2011/2012 Programme || 2011
Programme [PDF]
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THE
CHRISTIAN OUTLOOK |
A
publication of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi
produced forthnightly.Click
to read
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2011/2012
Personnel Placement of Nnewi Diocese
[click to view - PDF]
NNEWI
DIOCESE CELEBRATES
AT TEN
As
Papal Nuncio, Gov. Peter Obi Participate
Most Rev. Augustine Kasujja &
Most Rev. H.P.O. Okeke
The heart of Catholic Diocese of Nnewi
expands on the 11th February, 2012
when drums are rolled out in celebration
because ten years back, precisely
on 10th February 2002 the Diocese
was erected and its first Diocesan
Bishop His Lordship Most Rev. H.P.O.
Okeke, was ordained and installed.
The Papal Nuncio to Nigeria, Most
Rev. Augustine Kasujja, the Governor
of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, the
Igwe of Nnewi, K. O. Orizu and who
is who in the Church, government and
traditional hierarchy are attending.
The main celebration lasts between
9th to 12th Februry, 2012 when Nnewi
becomes the centre of the universe
for real. The Diocesan bishop, priests,
religious, lay faithful of the Catholic
Diocese of Nnewi with their friends,
relations and well-wishers all over
the world will collectively and individually
thank God for the marvelous gifts,
namely their diocese and Bishop as
well as for the tremendous achievements
which both have by the grace of God
recorded in-between. It is a moment
of rejoicing and useful moment to
reflect thereon; so that they rejoice
for the real, and not any imaginary,
good; and reflect on the positive
successes achieved, and on those which
it is theirs yet to achieve. And to
beat their hearts in mea culpa in
places where mistakes were made.
The arrival of the Holy Ghost Missionaries
at Onitsha in 1885, under the leadership
of Fr Joseph Lutz CSSp opened the
gate of the Good News to the people
of Nigeria, East of the Niger. This
wind spread very fast across the land
and by 1906, it reached Nnewi and
began to crystallise; out-stations
started springing up. The first Parish
in what is
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MUBI
GENOCIDE: TEARS, PAINS IN
ANAMBRA
.Madalla Martyrs Buried
In Niger State
Corpses
of slained Adazi Nnukwus’
indigenes lying-in-state
during the burial Mass (inset)
the wives of the deceased
February
2nd 2012 would remain immemorial
in the hearts of Adazi Nnukwu
people in particular and
to the rest of Anambrians
and Igbo race at large as
12 of her sons and daughters
were laid to the mother
earth as a result of the
Boko Haram genocide against
Christians and Igbo race
in Mubi.
It would be recalled that
on the 28 of December 2011,
the Islamic sect popularly
called Boko Haram attacked
Igbos and Christians living
in Mubi, the commercial
nerve centre of Adamawa
State killing several people.
A similar suicidal incident
also occurred on January
6th 2012 which claimed many
lives. ”. .....More
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DIOCESAN
HISTORY |
Most Rev. Hilary Odili
Okeke, Cath. Bishop of Nnewi
Diocese |
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.
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Contact
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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