[Pope Francis, Address to the Youth of Umbria, Pastoral Visit to Assisi, October 4, 2013]
The Nigerian Catholic Church has long been a sanctuary of faith, and a guardian of moral values. Yet, beneath the grand cathedrals and the rhythmic chanting of the liturgy, a quiet crisis is unfolding. Our young people are looking across the street at their Pentecostal counterparts and seeing a starkly different reality—one where young voices…
The vocation to marriage is a profound mystery, a “great sign” as St. Paul describes in his letter to the Ephesians, representing the union between Christ and His Church. However, in our contemporary African context, we often witness a pastoral delay: we wait until a couple is standing at the threshold of the rectory with…