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It is possible for the people of God in Nigeria to rejoice even as they grapple with corruption, poverty, and social injustice, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said in his message on Gaudete/Rejoice Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent.
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has appealed to the people of God under his pastoral care to support the ministry in the recently established centres of public worship that he said are “struggling” with limited infrastructure.
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja is has challenged Nigerians to find authentic ways to survive in the country’s economic turbulence.
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has urged indigenous people of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria, to embrace the Catholic faith even as they feel threatened by urbanization.
Catholic Bishops in the of Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja in Nigeria are urging the government of the West African nation to help the young people in the country realize their potential through empowerment strategy.
The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has urged the students at a Catholic sponsored in his Metropolitan See to follow Jesus Christ and “shine out as the light of Christ” amid a myriad of challenges in their country.
The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has decried alleged political misconduct in the country’s ongoing party primaries ahead of the February 2023 elections, noting that some aspirants have bribed their way to victory.
The mammoth Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja as it is known today started humbly, with its small community of believers worshipping under a tree.
The representative of the Holy Father in Nigeria has, at the maiden General Assembly of the Archdiocese of Abuja, urged members of the Clergy, the Religious and Lay faithful to foster the values of trustworthiness, generosity, and selflessness in their ministry, following “the way of the Master,” Jesus Christ.
An interactive session between Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese and journalists in the west African country on the role of the journalists in the times of COVID-19 pandemic was dotted with light moments as the vocal Archbishop shared the biggest challenge he faced with the use of face masks.
Reports of “pervasive corruption” and manipulations of leaders “craving for power” in Nigeria are concerns, which an Archbishop in the West African nation has voiced against, terming the trend as scandalous, mind boggling, “terribly worrisome and unfortunate.”
As places of worship remain closed in Nigeria as one of the measures in Africa’s most populous country to curb the possible spread of COVID-19, the Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama has appealed to the Federal government to allow Christians to participate in public Mass on Pentecost Sunday, May 31 while observing specific guidelines.