“Oil spillage and gas flaring in the Niger Delta region creates great problems for the people living in that region,” said Nigerian Bishop Ernest Obodo. “Waterways are polluted and farmlands destroyed, leading to environmental disasters and loss of livelihoods.”
POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and
