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Tinubu Meets Catholic Bishops, Says ‘I Understand Your Concerns’ But The Economic Reforms Have Come To Stay

Global UpfrontMar 15, 2025March 15, 20250

Days after receiving a scathing report on the state of the nation by the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on

Pope Francis: Why His Papacy Matters For Africa – And For The World’s Poor And Marginalised

Global UpfrontFeb 28, 2025February 28, 20250

Pope Francis remains in a critical condition and hospitalised as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. The first pope from the Americas and also the

Abuja’s Archbishop Kaigama Condemns “Verbal Demonisation Of The Catholic Church,” Arrest of Reverend Father, Others Over Palliative Distribution Stampede

Global UpfrontDec 27, 2024December 27, 20240

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, has condemned the “verbal demonisation of the Catholic Church” by some agents of the federal

Pope Francis Approves LGBT+ Pilgrimage As Part Of Jubilee 2025 Celebrations

Global UpfrontDec 10, 2024December 10, 20240

Pope Francis has approved a pilgrimage for people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual as part of the Jubilee 2025 celebrations. The 2025

Nnaji Sets Up Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Institute in Nigeria, Canvasses Higher Status for 100-year Bigard Seminary

Global UpfrontNov 15, 2024November 15, 20240

Nigeria will soon have an institute dedicated to studying robotics and artificial intelligence, thanks to a team of scientists and engineers led by Professor Bart

‘Is The Pope A Catholic?’ The Rhetorical Question That’s Losing Axiomatic Power

Global UpfrontSep 21, 2024September 21, 20240

“Is the Pope a Catholic?” is old and well-used rhetorical repartee. It doesn’t require and answer. Or it didn’t until recently. After Pope’s Francis recent

War Has Become ‘A Way Of Life’ in Holy Land

Global UpfrontApr 18, 2024April 18, 20240

By The Catholic Herald War in Gaza has become a “way of life,” says a Franciscan priest in the Holy Land. “The Holy Land has

Vatican Condemns Sex-change Surgeries, Surrogacy In New Human Dignity Declaration

Global UpfrontApr 10, 2024April 10, 20240

The Vatican has released a new document confirming the Catholic Church’s opposition to gender transition surgeries and surrogacy as it seeks to draw attention to

Vatican Politics: Pope Francis Reveals He Was Used In ‘Manoeuvre’ During 2005 Conclave To Prevent Pope Benedict’s Election

Global UpfrontApr 4, 2024April 4, 20240

Pope Francis has said that he was used in an “manoeuvre” to block the election of the future Benedict XVI during the 2005 conclave, but

Pope Francis Issues Lengthy Marching Orders To Catholic Priests During Holy Thursday Mass

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2024March 29, 20240

Pope Francis urged his priests Thursday to avoid “clerical hypocrisy” and treat their flocks with mercy as he delivered a lengthy set of marching orders