Why I don’t fan any football club: BP
Why I don’t fan any football club: BP By Fr. Henry Charles Umelechi Football patronage goes with a lot of passion but many of us have always thought that they could handle the passion. Some actually handle it on their own but due to age and sickness, the passion overwhelms them. I was a strong fan of Manchester United before, but when I found out how passionately intoxicating and overwhelming it became for me such that sometimes I couldn’t eat or pray whenever Manchester United looses, I totally distanced myself from fanning any football club. I asked myself: “If I get high blood pressure, and other related injuries physical and psychological because of this, who would pay me for that and who would I blame? Nobody ” The individuals footballers on the peach even enjoy the game more than us and recreate themselves too and get paid for the…
Miracle at Fátima? World Youth Day pilgrim receives her sight after Communion at Mass
By Charles Igwe In a profound testimony of faith, Jimena, a 16-year-old Spanish World Youth Day pilgrim, shares her miraculous experience of regaining her sight after receiving the Eucharist at Fátima, Portugal, during a Mass there. This remarkable account has stirred emotions and ignited hope among those who participated in the World Youth Day events, which united over a million young individuals in the Portuguese capital last week. Hailing from Madrid, Jimena embarked on the pilgrimage to Lisbon as part of a group from Opus Dei. In the days leading up to the miraculous event, friends and family organized a novena, praying to Our Lady of the Snows, whose feast day coincided with August 5 – the very day Jimena’s sight was restored. For two and a half years, Jimena had grappled with a severe loss of vision due to myopia, leaving her with a 95% visual…
The Titanic Priests: The 3 Heroic Priests Aboard the Titanic Who Died Saving the Lives & Souls of Passengers.
By Jacqueline Burkepile, as edited by Fr. Henry Charles Umelechi These three priests were Fr. Thomas Byles (age 42) of England, Fr. Josef Benedikt Peruschitz, O.S.B. (age 41) of Bavaria, and Fr. Juozas Montvila (age 27) of Lithuania. Each of the priests died on the ship, and none of the bodies were recovered. The priests chose to minister to passengers on the ship rather than choosing a lifeboat to save their own lives. On the website dedicated to Fr. Thomas Byles, survivors explained their experiences with the priest on the ship. Pope St. Pius X even described Fr. Byles as a “martyr” for the faith. Here’s what one survivor said she witnessed as the ship sank: “When the crash came we were thrown from our berths… Slightly dressed, we prepared to find out what had happened. We saw before us, coming down the passageway, with his hand uplifted, Father Byles.…
Anglican Bishop, Right Revd Richard Pain to be received in the( Catholic Church) Personal Ordinate of Our Lady of Walsingham
The Right Revd Richard Pain, a former Bishop of Monmouth, will be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church within the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, on Sunday 2 July at St Basil & St Gwladys, Rogerstone Newport. He will be received by The Rt Revd Keith Newton, Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Monsignor Newton said: ’We are delighted that after much prayer Richard has asked to be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church. He will be the first bishop from the Anglican Church in Wales to be received into the Ordinariate since its creation in 2011. Richard has a long and distinguished ministry in the Church in Wales. He has many gifts which he will continue to use to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Wales. Commenting on his forthcoming reception, Richard expressed…
Okwulora vs. Ibom Air; This is not an Igbo case but Nigerians’ and Humans’ (all)
This is Nigerians case; the case of all and not the case of one. Nigerian, because the company nd the victim are first of Nigeria. This is an opportunity to get it right with regards to public service and to put how to serve the public in the right perspective. This case must help well meaning companies to respect the agreement between their customers or clients, considering the underlying law of contract surrounding public services. However, if Ibom Air is serious and interested with their integrity and public service, they should clear the air of the lingering saga between them and their customer. If they are in the wrong, they should apologize to him with compensations and assure the public of better services. If they are in the right, they should also show it in proper perspective by saying that it was this or that… The reason is that you,…
Penitential rite held after naked man stands on St. Peter’s Basilica’s main altar
By Shannon Mullen Two days after a naked man stood on the high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in a shocking security breach, the basilica’s archpriest on Saturday held a penitential rite as required by canon law in cases where sacred places are desecrated. Vatican News reported that the unidentified man was a Polish national who approached the high altar on June 1 as the basilica was about to close. He quickly undressed and climbed onto the altar. Photos posted online showed the words “Save children of Ukraine” written in marker on his back. “As officers of the Vatican Gendarmerie approached, the man did not resist but cooperated as they led him to the police station inside the Vatican,” the Vatican News report said. “After ascertaining his identity, the man was handed over to the Italian police, according to the Italy-Holy See Treaty, and was issued an expulsion order and instructed…
Presidential Tribunal: Peter Obi tenders results of 6 states, 115 LGAs in evidence
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, who is insisting that he won the presidential election held on February 25, on Thursday, produced certified copies of results of the election from six states of the federation, to support his claim. Obi tendered the results, which were obtained from 115 Local Government Areas, LGAs, in evidence before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja. Though Obi’s legal team was led by Prof. Awa Kalu, SAN, however, the election results, which were contained in Forms EC8A, were tendered from the Bar by one of his lawyers, Chief Emeka Opoko, SAN. The first set of results of the election that was tendered before the court by the LP candidate who came third in the presidential election was from 15 out of 22 LGAs of Rivers State. Despite opposition by all the respondents in the matter,…