Tens of thousands of Catholics will gather in Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday to hear Pope Francis give the Easter mass and the traditional blessing. Francis, 86, has returned to his papal duties after a recent stay in hospital following a bout of bronchitis. On Saturday evening, he presided over the Vigil mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, …

The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has enjoined the Christian faithful to vote for credible candidates in Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections. Its chairman, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, in a statement, said such candidates should be those who will ensure development and peaceful co-existence among the people. Yohanna added that after due consultation with …

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election victory has been praised by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). The umbrella group of Nigerian Muslims asserted that it could vouch for Tinubu’s track record of public service and decades of arduous labour. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by its Deputy Secretary-General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, NSCIA urged the President-elect to …

Jerusalem, whose name means “City of Peace”, is unique among all the cities of the world. In its more than 5,000 years of existence, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times, yet it remains the most beautiful of all cities in the world. Its first mention in the Bible is …

By Abiodun Odejayi If there is something that is mind boggling amongst Christians, or should I correct that to say “seemingly Christians” these days, it is the quest for miracles. Looking around the landscape, you’ll find humongous worship centres running series of programmes, some from day-to-day, promising all sorts of relief from a challenge or the other. Without taking anything …