By Fr. Atta Barkindo Boko Haram’s activities in the Lake Chad basin have blighted the lives of millions of Nigerians since 2009. The indifference which for years exemplified the government’s response toRead More…
Fr. Atta Barkindo By the time Muhammad Yusuf became leader of Boko Haram in 2003 he was already entrenched in the Islamic activism of the region. Born in January 1970 inRead More…
Traveling is a beautiful way to encounter other people and other cultures, and to be inspired by what you find and even more so, by those whom you meet. When you makeRead More…
There are times when life just doesn’t make sense at all. It’s a total mystery why God would ask us to go through trials, tragedies, and suffering. During these dark seasons ofRead More…
St. Paul, named Saul at his circumcision, a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, was born at Tarsus, the capitol of Cilicia. He was a Roman citizen. He was brought up asRead More…
Pope St. John Paul II is rightly nicknamed John Paul the Great because of his tremendous impact on so many spheres of our life and on world history. Not only will he be rememberedRead More…
I must confess that making posts on Hollywood conversions can be terrifying. It isn’t rare that we Catholics get excited when an actor says something about the faith. Sometimes we are even quickRead More…
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released an instruction Tuesday regarding burial and cremation, reiterating the Church’s teaching that cremation, while strongly discouraged, can be permissible under certain restrictions –Read More…
The National Peace Committee chaired by former Head of State, General Abdusalami Abubakar, has appealed to all aggrieved parties affected in the violent attacks in Southern Kaduna, North West Nigeria, to sheathe theirRead More…
by Matthew Hassan KUKAH, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese The reality lived by many in our dear country today causes us to reflect deeply on the true meaning of Christmas and theRead More…