{"id":439,"date":"2025-05-12T13:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/?p=439"},"modified":"2025-05-12T13:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:56:03","slug":"six-baptized-in-tajura-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/news\/six-baptized-in-tajura-chapel","title":{"rendered":"Six Baptized in Tajura Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sunday 11th May 2025\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Voice of Peace FM\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heiban\u00a0County,\u00a0Nuba\u00a0Mountains\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0six\u00a0young\u00a0men\u00a0were\u00a0baptized\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0weekend\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Chapel of\u00a0Tajura\u00a0in\u00a0Heiban\u00a0County,\u00a0Nuba\u00a0Mountains\u00a0region.<\/p>\n<p>Fr.\u00a0James\u00a0William,\u00a0the\u00a0parish\u00a0priest\u00a0of\u00a0Saints\u00a0Peter\u00a0and\u00a0Pau<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-440\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-440\" src=\"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7864-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7864-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7864-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7864-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7864-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/catholicradionetwork.org\/voiceofpeace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7864-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr James, W. is the Parish priest and pastoral coordinator of the Nuba Mts region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>l\u00a0Parish,\u00a0led\u00a0the\u00a0ceremony\u00a0and\u00a0reminded\u00a0the faithful\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0church\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0place\u00a0where\u00a0believers\u00a0can\u00a0come\u00a0before\u00a0God\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0burdens.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing\u00a0the\u00a0significance\u00a0of\u00a0Catholic\u00a0sacraments,\u00a0Fr.\u00a0William\u00a0emphasized\u00a0that\u00a0children\u00a0should\u00a0begin with\u00a0baptism,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0gateway\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0sacraments\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0grow\u00a0in\u00a0faith.<\/p>\n<p>Fr.\u00a0William\u00a0also\u00a0addressed\u00a0growing\u00a0reluctance\u00a0among\u00a0youth\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0region\u00a0to\u00a0fully\u00a0commit\u00a0to\u00a0Church\u00a0teachings particularly\u00a0regarding\u00a0marriage.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0highlighted\u00a0concerns\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0rise\u00a0in\u00a0infidelity\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0cultural\u00a0practice\u00a0of\u00a0wife\u00a0inheritance,\u00a0which\u00a0have\u00a0made\u00a0many\u00a0young\u00a0men\u00a0hesitant\u00a0to\u00a0solemnize\u00a0their\u00a0marriages\u00a0in\u00a0church\u00a0until\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0older\u2014often\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a070s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday 11th May 2025\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Voice of Peace FM\u00a0 Heiban\u00a0County,\u00a0Nuba\u00a0Mountains\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0six\u00a0young\u00a0men\u00a0were\u00a0baptized\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0weekend\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Chapel of\u00a0Tajura\u00a0in\u00a0Heiban\u00a0County,\u00a0Nuba\u00a0Mountains\u00a0region. Fr.\u00a0James\u00a0William,\u00a0the\u00a0parish\u00a0priest\u00a0of\u00a0Saints\u00a0Peter\u00a0and\u00a0Pau l\u00a0Parish,\u00a0led\u00a0the\u00a0ceremony\u00a0and\u00a0reminded\u00a0the faithful\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0church\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0place\u00a0where\u00a0believers\u00a0can\u00a0come\u00a0before\u00a0God\u00a0with\u00a0their\u00a0burdens. Addressing\u00a0the\u00a0significance\u00a0of\u00a0Catholic\u00a0sacraments,\u00a0Fr.\u00a0William\u00a0emphasized\u00a0that\u00a0children\u00a0should\u00a0begin with\u00a0baptism,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0gateway\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0sacraments\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0grow\u00a0in\u00a0faith. Fr.\u00a0William\u00a0also\u00a0addressed\u00a0growing\u00a0reluctance\u00a0among\u00a0youth\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0region\u00a0to\u00a0fully\u00a0commit\u00a0to\u00a0Church\u00a0teachings particularly\u00a0regarding\u00a0marriage. 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