Nigeria: Catholic Leaders Pray for Nation On 48th Birthday

Posted to the web 6 October 2008 Peter Ajayi Dada Abuja Vatican-based Cardinal Francis Arinze and Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja have implored Nigerians to pray fervently to God to keep the nation together as it marked the 48th independence anniversary. Speaking in Lagos, Arinze expressed thanks to God for keeping the nation united since its independence from Britain on October 1, 1960. He commended the desire of Nigerians to ensure that unity and patriotic dispositions reigned supreme in the country over the years. The prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments called for more understanding among the people, so that those in positions of authority would be able to initiate better policies for them. Archbishop Onaiyekan called for total reconciliation among Nigerians as a way of... [read full story]