Pastor Adeboye urges prayers against calamities

THE General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A Adeboye, has called on Nigerians to pray against calamities in the nation, noting that all the recent bad happenings were not the will of God.

Speaking during the weekend at the Redeemed Christian Church of God Headquarters, Ebute-Metta, where he prayed for civil servants, Adeboye said God is merciful and when a nation turns to Him in penitence, He would surely hear and repent of any evil He may want to bring upon the nation as a result of the sins of the people.

Headquarters of the Lord's Chosen Church sealed over dirty environment

Cleanliness, they say, is next to godliness. This was not so with the Headquarters of the Lord's Chosen  Charismatic Revival Movement along the Apapa – Oshodi Expressway in Lagos as it was sealed off by the Lagos State Government for gross environmental abuse.

French priest suspended over alleged theft of church items

Robbery by a man of God in the church of God?
A French Catholic priest has been suspended after being named a suspect in the theft of about 40 valuable chalices and other sacred vessels.
Other things suspected to be stolen by the priest was some parish collection money in the churches under his care.

Benny Hinn remarries his ex-wife after 3 years of divorce

Evangelist Benny Hinn  remarried his ex-wife Suzanne after three years of divorce.

Pope to be addressed as emeritus after retirement

There have been speculations on how the  pope will be addressed after retirement. To put an end to these speculations, the Vatican announced yesterday how the pope will be addressed once he ceases to be the pope.

 He will retain the name Benedict XVI and become the Roman pontiff emeritus or pope emeritus.

God told me to go - Pope Benedict declares

Pope Benedict

Pope Benedict revealed on Sunday  that he was stepping aside because God told him to do so. In an emotional goodbye to 100,000 supporters, Benedict XVI told pilgrims in St Peter’s Square that he was resigning on February 28 because God had called on him to devote himself to prayer. He said God had told him ‘to climb the mountain’.

Why Pope Benedict Resigned - Gay sex scandal and corruption among priests

It was gathered that Pope Benedict's resignation is as a result of the discovery of a network of gay priests and scandals among priests.
In announcing his resignation Feb. 11, Benedict said that he no longer had the "strength of mind and body" to carry on. A conclave will select a new pope next month.

A team of three cardinals were asked by Benedict to verify allegations of financial impropriety, cronyism and corruption exposed in the so-called VatiLeaks affair.

In December, they handed the pontiff a large portfolio of papers which was “an exact map of the mischief and the bad fish” inside the Holy See, La Repubblica said.