LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis on Tuesday fired the entire leadership of the Roman Catholic Church’s worldwide charity arm following accusations of bullying and humiliation of employees, and appointed a commissioner to run it. The surprise move involved the executives of Caritas Internationalis (CI), a Vatican-based confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social services…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis has sworn in Peter Okpaleke, Catholic bishop of Ekwulobia, Anambra state, as a cardinal. The swearing in took place on Saturday at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. The college of cardinals is a body of senior priests who support the pope in overseeing the affairs of the church, and they…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis has condemned the attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo LGA of Ondo state, expressing his condolences to the victims’ families. Gunmen attacked the church on Sunday, killing many worshippers and injuring several people. The gunmen were said to have detonated explosives before firing at the congregants. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor…
LAGOS MAY 5TH ( NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor Peter Obi has congratulated a Nigerian Archbishop, His Grace Jude Thaddeus Okolo, on his recent appointment as the apostolic nuncio to the Czech Republic by Pope Francis. Speaking through his Media Office on Wednesday, Obi described the appointment as a recognition of Archbishop Okolo’s hard work, commitment and dedication…
LAGOS MAY 4RG (NEWSRANGERS)-Since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis has floated the idea that he wants to take a trip to Kyiv to try to broker a ceasefire. But now he says he would prefer to go to Moscow to try to talk some sense into Vladimir Putin, who he has…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag “on a heap of rubble”. Francis spoke at the end of a Palm Sunday service for about 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, the first time…
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 MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor Peter Obi felicitates with His Grace, Most Rev Lucius Ugorji, on his recent appointment by His Holiness, Pope Francis, as the new Archbishop of Owerri Archdiocese and Metropolitan of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province and his election as the new President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). In a Congratulatory…