By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Executive Secretary Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission Rev. Dr Yakubu Pam has disclosed that that the Commission is set to commence pilgrimage exercise to Rome in October.
Rev.Pam gave this hint recently during a courtesy visit by the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON) to his office at the NCPC corporate Headquarters, Abuja.
The Executive Secretary who commended the Catholic Church for preserving the Holy sites in Israel, Turkey and other Holy Lands. noted that the Catholic Church has helped the Christian heritage and background.
According to him, the Commission in collaboration with the Catholic Youth Organisation would work out modalities on how to include Catholic Youth Pilgrimage as part of its pilgrimage package, adding that the Archbishop of Abuja, His Grace, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama would be the spiritual leader of the Pilgrimage exercise to Rome in October 2022.
The National Youth Animator of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr Boniface Idoko who led the delegation of the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON) in his remarks, said they were in the Commission to identify with the Executive Secretary and appreciate him for being a great ambassador of Christ and his Gospel through the pilgrimage exercise, Rev. Idoko said, “we are proud of your great works.”
Rev. Fr Idoko explained that the youths can be used as agents of pilgrimage awareness as the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria is open to any collaboration with the Commission in achieving the goal propagating the gospel of Christ.
He further disclosed that the Catholic Church would be organizing a World Youth Day, a Catholic festival for Youths all over the world which is scheduled to take place in August in 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal and said that the Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria CYON is soliciting for support from the Commission to assist the Nigerian Catholic Youths in this regard.
