Catholics to begin fasting Wednesday
The President of CBCN, Bishop Augustine Akubeze, said on Tuesday in Abuja in a statement that the Lenten season was a period during which Christians were encouraged to intensify prayers, abstinence, fasting and alms giving for 40 days.
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