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Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria

Catholics in Nigeria Urged to Improve on Communication to Quickly Fish Out People “masquerading” as Church Agents

Sep 10, 2024

People masquerading as Catholic Priests and other Church agents are having a field day in the West African nation of Nigeria owing to gaps in communication between Parishes, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.

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Restoring Ethics in Nigeria’s Education System among Benefits of Returning “taken over” Schools to Church: Bishop

Apr 26, 2024

There are multiple benefits in returning to the Catholic Church learning institutions that the government of Nigeria took over decades ago, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in the West African country has said.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo during the Eastertide press conference on 23 April 2024. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Warns of Rise in “youth moral decadence”, Calls for Multipronged Solutions, Ethical Guidance

Apr 25, 2024

The rise in the number of young people actively involved in vices is a cause of concern for the Nigerian society, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has warned.

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The Vatican on Oct. 22, 2024, announced it had accepted the request of Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, OFM, of Bogor, Indonesia (seen here in 2017), to not be made a cardinal at the Dec. 7 consistory as had been previously announced. The bishop’s request “was motivated by his desire to continue growing in priestly life and in service to the Church and the people of God,” the Holy See Press Office said. / Credit: Albertus Aditya, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda during the 22 October 2024 press briefing in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

“Synodality for us in Africa is a total rejection of individualism”: Cameroonian Catholic Archbishop

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