The atmosphere in St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish, Itu, was one rife with profound joy, prayer, and thanksgiving on Saturday, May 9, 2026, as seventy-six candidates received the Sacrament of Confirmation during the maiden pastoral visit of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, His Lordship, Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, to the parish. The […]
Hearing the Voices and Seeing the Faces of our Communicators Today, Sunday, May 17, 2026, marks the end of the week-long celebration held annually on the 7th Sunday of Easter. This year, the 60th World Day of Social Communications, Pope Leo XIV, in his message, highlighted the need to preserve human voices and faces. This
Faithful pledge Continual Support to the Bishop By: Adolphus Ofoegbulem The Catholic Diocese of Ahiara has finally ended the Cathedraticum for the year 2026, which began on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and ended on Thursday, April 30, 2026. During this period, the faithful expressed their maximum support for the bishop and assured him of their
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With a Christian assurance born of a firm hope in the resurrection, the family of the late Ezinna Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Anyanwu, joined by friends, well-wishers, and the entire community of Umuediabali Umueze Ihitteaforukwu, gathered at St Gregory the Great Parish, Ihitteaforukwu, on Friday, April 17, 2026, to commend to God a life that had run
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On Monday, April 20, 2026, as part of the preparations for the funeral of Rev. Fr. Dr. Ethelbert Anayo Uwadoka, the Vicar General, Very Rev. Fr Godson Okoro, on behalf of the Bishop, led representatives of the diocesan clergy, together with members of the religious and lay faithful from the parishes and institutions where Fr.
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In a deliberate continuation of his pastoral outreach across the diocese, the Bishop of Ahiara, Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, CMF, made his first official visit to St. Patrick’s Parish, Akpodim, Ezinihitte Mbaise, from April 25 to 26, 2026, strengthening the faithful through teaching, presence, and the conferral of the Sacrament of Confirmation. The visit
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Diocese Awards Scholarship to Master Chrysanctus Ekeocha His Lordship, Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, CMF, on Saturday, April 25, 2026, during the Cathedraticum at Victor’s Deanery, Ekwerazu, offered a pointed affirmation that human potential is not constrained by age and that genuine talent, wherever it appears, deserves both recognition and cultivation. This remark followed an
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By Henry Ohanaka On Sunday, April 26, 2026, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, commonly known as Good Shepherd Sunday, the community of St Mulumba Spiritual Year Seminary, Enyiogugu Mbaise, gathered with parents and guardians, members of the laity, and representatives of various parishes to observe its annual Vocation Sunday, a day set aside for reflection
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One of the traditional slogans of the Catholic Men Organization (CMO) is ide ji ulo, in Igbo, which, when translated into English, means “the pillar that carries the house”; it allegorically presents a kind of power and responsibility to fathers for the structural stability and beauty of the Church. A true Christian father carries a
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On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara witnessed the solemn blessing of the Grotto of St. Jude Thaddeus at St. Jude’s Parish, Egberede/Eziala, an enduring gift generously donated by Barr. Emmanuel Njoku for the spiritual benefit of the faithful of the Parish and beyond. The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by the
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