Pope Francis reaffirmed the impossibility of women becoming priests, or even modern Church deacons, in an interview for a book released Tuesday in Italy.
The question of whether some women in the early Church were “deaconesses” or another kind of collaborator with the bishops is “not irrelevant, because holy orders is reserved for men,” the pope said.
The Vatican released the Synod on Synodality’s “synthesis report” on Saturday night outlining key proposals discussed during the nearly month-long assembly’s confidential conversations.
The highly anticipated text was approved paragraph by paragraph on Oct. 28 by a vote of 344 Synod delegates, which for the first time included women and other non-bishops as voting members.
The document, proposes a “Synodal Church” that implements synodality throughout Church governance, theology, mission, and discernment of doctrine and pastoral issues.
That the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria loves Nigeria with passion is not in doubt.
Even as he arrived South Bend in the United States of America, he had to mark the First October independence of Nigeria by cutting the cake designed with the colour of the Nigerian flag.
His Excellency John Cardinal Onaiyekan, joined Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and some Priests including Fr. Chris Omotosho of Sokoto Diocese now on study in cutting an Independent cake in a Parish in South Bend
The cause of insecurity in Nigeria has a long history, giving birth to Boko haram and other forms of criminality currently bedeviling the nation. The killing and destruction have impacted on every community in all parts of Nigeria.
GOODLUCK JONATHAN, THE CALIPHATE RITUAL COW & AYO ORITSEJAFOR METAPHOR
On the first burial anniversary of Seminarian Michael Nnadi, the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has regretted the lack of progress in preventing abductions and murders.
*POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS BISHOP KUKAH MEMBER OF THE DICASTERY ON INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, VATICAN CITY*
*The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed His Lordship, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto as a Member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development.* The appointment was contained in a letter to Bishop Kukah dated 11th December, 2020, and signed by His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson, the Prefect of the Dicastery.
