BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – A former employee of a church-affiliated pregnancy counselling organization in Germany is fighting her dismissal after leaving the church. Now the European Court of Justice has weighed in on the matter. Catholic associations in the European Union cannot dismiss their employees on the sole ground of leaving the church, the EU’s…
By Frank Ulom BOKI (CONVERSEER) – Uknown arsonists have set ablaze all the records at St. Mary Quasi Parish Catholic Church, Katchuan, Irruan in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The arsonists also set fire to two vehicles belonging to the presiding priest. The incident, Converseer gathered, occurred on Thursday morning at about…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A Priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Rev. Fr. John Chinenye Oluoma, popularly known as Fada Oluoma, has responded to the call by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to review the Nollywood movie “A Very Dirty Christmas” title. Converseer reports that the newly released movie was directed…
…urges Govt to bring back Kebbi girls! By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) — The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. (Dr) Alfred Adewale Martins, has called for more urgent official measures to curb the alarming rate of insecurity across the country. He said the festering terrorists’ attacks in parts of the country and the mass…
MINNESOTA (TCS, CONVERSEER) – Maggee Hangge, assistant director for operations and family policy at the Minnesota Catholic Conference in St. Paul, sat down recently with The Catholic Spirit to discuss the status of pro-life initiatives in Minnesota, including efforts to end abortion. The conversation is edited for length and clarity. Q) Maggee, thank you for…
…pledges car gift at priestly jubilee By Frank Ulom OGOJA (CONVERSEER) – The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has announced a ₦120 million donation towards the construction of the new St. Benedict Cathedral, Ogoja, alongside a car gift to one of the celebrants, Rev. Fr. Peter Obele Abue, in honour of his…
VATICAN (CONVERSEER) – Pope Leo XIV has given permission for U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke to celebrate the traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during a pilgrimage in October. Una Voce International, a federation of groups of Catholics attached to the pre-Vatican II liturgy, announced the pope’s decision in a press statement Sept. 8….
By Joe Udo VATICAN (CONVERSEER) – Pope Leo XIV prayed for an end to what he called the “pandemic of arms” days after a trans shooter opened fire on a Catholic school, killing two and injuring 17, in the United States. He stated this during his Sunday noon blessing from his studio overlooking St. Peter’s…
Opposition to Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf’s appointment to the Federal Constitutional Court brought together figures from across the spectrum of German Catholicism, in a rare convergence.
VATICAN CITY – In his first mass as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned materialism and cautioned that losing one’s faith can have “dramatic side effects.” These include finding that “the meaning of life is lost, mercy is forgotten, human dignity is violated in the most dramatic ways,…
