LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, the Vatican has announced that Cardinal Kevin Farrell stepped in as the interim head of the Catholic Church, marking the beginning of the interregnum—the period between the death of a pope and the election of his successor. As Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church,…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A viral video of a Catholic Church in Ojo, Lagos flooded by the heavy rainfall on July 3, 2024, has raised eyebrows as Nigerians call attention to the importance of proper flood management. The video shared by a church member revealed the entire worship center was swamped with water including the church’s…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A church official indicated…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 37-year-old man, Nwafor Onyebuchi, was on Tuesday arraigned by the police before a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Badagry for allegedly stealing N21m from a Catholic church. Onyebuchi is facing three counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing, and breaching of public peace preferred against him by the police. The prosecutor, Inspector…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a serious apprehension at Archangel Raphael Catholic Church, Garki Abuja, Police Barracks, yesterday when an unidentified turbaned man invaded the church premises, The Nation reports. According to eyewitnesses, the man who wore sunglasses and a hat that had the inscription ‘POLICE” on it, did not have a tenable explanation when…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At 9am CET on Wednesday 23 March climate activists from Uganda will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican, calling on the leader of the Catholic Church to support their campaign to stop the construction of thePope Francis To Meet Uganda Activists Campaign To Stop Construction Of east Africa Crude Oil…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A suspected thief who burgled a church building has been nabbed, after he got trapped in a hole he followed to gain access to the building. The suspect identified as Agyasuo reportedly burgled a Catholic Church building in Techimantia, Tano South, Ghana. It was learnt that the suspect created a hole inside…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The use of Covid-19 vaccines developed using cell lines derived from aborted foetuses is “morally acceptable”, the Catholic Church announced on Monday. In the absence of any alternative, such vaccines “can be used in good conscience”, the Vatican said. It added that this would “not constitute formal co-operation” with the terminations that…