Roman Catholic Church
31 Oct 2021
The 504th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation comes up today, Sunday, October 31, 2021. Some historians tell us that the Reformation officially began on October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther challenged the Roman Catholic Church...
30 Apr 2021
Mr Yekini Nabena, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Publicity Secretary, has advised Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, against making statements that can destabilise the country. Nabena in a statement on Friday in Abuja threatened to report Mbaka to the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church if he continued to cause disaffection for the Federal…
23 Sep 2019
The Vatican City is a city-state enclaved in Rome, Italy. It is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church and home to the Pope. With an area of 44 hectares (110 acres) and a population of about 1,000, it is the smallest sovereign state in the world by both area and population. However, Vatican City…
2 Jun 2019
Pope Francis apologised to the Roma people on Sunday for the Roman Catholic Church's "discrimination" against them as he wrapped up a visit to Romania. Making up around 10 percent of Romania's 20 million people, many Roma are marginalised and live in poverty and have suffered centuries of discrimination and insults. "I ask forgiveness –…
23 Feb 2019
A top Catholic cardinal admitted Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up, a move which allowed paedophiles to prey on others. "Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed, or not even created," German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in…
24 Sep 2017
The Vatican said Sunday it had been forced to oust its former auditor general -- who resigned without explanation in June -- because he had been spying on senior officials.