He spoke when he received Executive members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria at the State House, Abuja.
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The position of the Bishops was made known by their President, Archbishop Augustine Akubueze, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday,
This was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by Rev. Fr. Chijioke Azuawusiefe, Director of Communications, North-West Africa Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).
The Catholic bishops made their views known in a communique issued on Thursday at the end of the Second Plenary Meeting of the bishops held in Abeokuta.
Pope Francis, represented by Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the announcement on Monday in Abuja during the opening ceremony of the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria
Mbaka made the allegation in a statement by his spokesman, Maximus Ugwuoke, saying it was either politically motivated or backed by the church
Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigerian says the Catholic Church does not support any candidate or subscribe to ideology of any political party in Nigeria as 2019 general elections approach.
Onaiyekan said this on Friday during an interview on the sidelines of the ordination of Bishop Paul Olawoore as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin
So also was it the day to inter the two Catholic priests and 17 worshippers killed during an early morning mass in Benue State
This is sequel to a directive of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria that the faithful should protest the killings by herdsmen across the country, especially those of two Reverend Fathers and 17 worshippers who were observing early morning mass in Benue State when they were attacked
The CBCN said the protests would coincide with the burial of the two priests and 17 parishioners killed by herdsmen during a morning mass at Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State
The call is coming on the heels of the killing by Fulani herdsmen of two Catholic priests and 15 worshippers in a church in Mbalom, Benue State
He said they must also stop encouraging their followers to do so
In a statement on Saturday by his Director General of Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, Bello said the reports in the media that he disrespected the Catholic Community and its leaders was “another low by his detractors in their desperation to portray him as an irresponsible leader”
While reacting to the visit of the Bishops, under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, who told Buhari Nigerians were angry, Bello, among others, said the position was informed by the fact that the access to stolen funds used to pay tithes had been blocked by the President
The President of CBCN, Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, made the call on Thursday after a closed door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
The Nigerian leader was obviously reacting to criticisms that he may have violated the Federal Character principle in some of the appointments made
Kaigama made this appeal in a press statement on Wednesday
Its president, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, made the call while declaring open the second plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria for 2017 holding at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cathedral in Jalingo.
The Police had confirmed 12 people dead and many injured after the attack by unknown gunmen on worshippers in an early morning Mass at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu.