Urge Communities to go about their Lawful Businesses The alarming reports circulating in Mbaise and across the state concerning the alleged presence of suspected Fulani herdsmen in the area have been described as fake and unfounded. Tension in the Mbaise community had, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, risen to a very high point after news […]
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Community News
The Catholic Diocese of Ahiara has recently unveiled a series of programs to celebrate the Year of St Francis of Assisi, following its official inauguration by the Bishop on Sunday, April 26, 2026. This special year offers the faithful a unique opportunity for spiritual growth, reconciliation, deeper faith, and renewed commitment to the Gospel and
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Diocesan News
Tasks Priests, Catechists, and Parents on Stronger Catechetical Formation The Catholic Bishop of Ahiara Diocese, Most Rev. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, CMF, has expressed concern over what he described as a decline in faith formation among some of our youths, charging priests, catechists, and parents to take the teaching of catechesis more seriously, especially among our
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Faith Formation
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ was happily celebrated in St. Lucy’s Catholic Parish, Akabo, Ahiara, on Sunday, June 7, 2026, as 34 young Catholics received their First Holy Communion. The Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Imo Chima Modestus, who presided over the Eucharistic celebration, welcomed all the parishioners, especially the
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Community News
By: Peace Chidindu The Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy, on Monday, June 1, 2026, led by Mother Lucia Maroor, the Superior General, paid a courtesy visit to His Lordship Most Rev. Dr. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, the Catholic Bishop of Ahiara Diocese. The Congregation of the Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy (SOM) is an international order of Catholic
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Community News
By: Johnpaul Ibe Following a capacity training by the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, Abuja, Mater JDPC had, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, visited the Nnahiara Comprehensive Secondary School, Obodo Ahiara, for a step-down awareness exercise on the elimination of gender-based violence in society. It was a robust engagement that involved the students and staff of
By Peace Chidindu There was a fine convergence of communal joy and personal thanksgiving on Sunday, May 31, 2026, as the faithful of Holy Trinity Parish, Ezeagbogu, Ezinihitte Mbaise, marked their feast day alongside the birthday celebration of their Parish Priest, Very Rev. Fr. Lawrence Opara. The celebration, better described as a moment of double
By Johnpaul Ibe On Sunday, May 31, 2026, the faithful of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ogbe Ahiara, gathered in large numbers to mark the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, their parish feast day, in a celebration that combined deep gratitude with a sense of communal unity. The Holy Mass was presided over by the
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Community News
There are moments in the life of a country when the usual language of politics and economics feels insufficient, when the more serious questions are not about policy cycles or electoral arithmetic but about the moral endurance of the society itself, a Nigeria, at this point in its trajectory, increasingly appears to inhabit such a
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Diocesan News
The 2026 feast day of the diocese recorded a resounding success, following the foundation laying of the Priests’ Retirement Home. The flag-off of this landmark project realizes the bishop’s vision towards providing a dignified place and specialized residential facility for elderly and retired clergy after selfless years of service. The facility is designed to provide
