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In his homily at the Chrism Mass at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, on March 27, 2024, Archbishop Kaigama underscored the significance of the Mass to the ministry of priesthood, terming it as a gift that helps to seek divine “outpouring of more graces upon us priests so that we will become more effective instruments in the Lord’s vineyard.”
ASP Hassan also noted that the suspect confessed to his involvement in the September 7, 2023, attack and arson that claimed the life of Seminarian Stephen Naaman.
On the occasion to mark 25 years of the presence of the Nigerian Catholic Community in Rome, the Holy Father in an audience with the members expressed gratitude to the community for accompanying many young people and prayed for security and posterity in Nigeria.
Fr John Mathiang Machol, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, South Sudan, who was sentenced to 14 years in jail for masterminding the failed murder of his bishop Rt Rev Christian Carlassare, MCCJ, has been acquitted by the Supreme Court sitting in Juba.
“I myself reflect a lot by reading Pope Benedict. Pope Benedict centred his life on God. God must have the first place in Liturgy and our life and this is the work of the bishops because the bishops are the custodians of liturgy in their diocese,’’ he noted.