Nigeria Catholic Network (NCN) is the one stop integrated network for all that concerns the Catholic Church in Nigeria. Here you find news and information on the structures, administration, sacramental life, institutions, groups, organs, events, and much more, in the Church in Nigeria. This is an initiative of the National Directorate of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, (CSN), the Communication Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)
FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By Fr. Leo Ehiemere It was an evening of prayer, reflection and spiritual communion as members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) joined clergy, religious and lay faithful at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oke Fia, Osogbo, for solemn Vespers and Benediction during the Bishops’ plenary assembly on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Delivering the
Bishop Oyejola Challenges Nigerians to Divine Accountability, Electoral Integrity, and the Sacred Trust of PowerL By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The official Opening Mass of the Second Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) was held at the St. Benedict Catholic Cathedral in Osogbo, on Sunday 13 September, 2026. The Eucharistic celebration
Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The President of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province Laity Council, Professor Francis O. Ibimiluyi, has issued a powerful charge to his fellow Catholic lay faithful across Nigeria to move their Christian convictions from the pew to the public square and actively participate in shaping the nation’s political future. Speaking on the third
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh In a deeply moving and spiritually comforting Vigil Mass held at the Holy Cross Cathedral, Benin-City, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, the Archbishop of Lagos, offered a profound message of hope and consolation to the clergy, religious, and lay faithful gathered to honor the memory of the late Most Rev.
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Here are 12 salient points from the Address of the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) during his encounter with the President of Nigeria on Tuesday, 28 July, 2026: RESPONSES BASED ON STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE:
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Here are 12 salient points from the Address of the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) during his encounter with the President of Nigeria on Tuesday, 28 July, 2026: RESPONSES BASED ON STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE:
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh In a firm and comprehensive address delivered during a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa on July 28, 2026, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, led by its President, Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, raised serious concerns over the state of the nation’s democratic situation, issuing a direct warning against
The Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City has officially announced the funeral rites for the late Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze, scheduling his burial for Thursday, August 13, 2026. According to a circular dated July 28, 2026, issued by the Chancellor of the Archdiocese, Very Rev. Fr. Michael Oyanoafoh, on the directive of the Apostolic Administrator, Most
The theme of this year’s World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly draws on a powerful promise from Scripture: “I will never forget you” (Isaiah 49:15). In his message for the sixth celebration of the day, Pope Leo XIV reminded Catholics that this promise should shape how all treat the older adults in their lives.
