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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Worried over the alarming rate of insecurity, killings and banditry in the country, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria lamented that there can be no meaningful development in any country without adequate security, and emphasised that security in our country will remain a tall dream if mass unemployment exists among our youths. “The government does not
A Welcome Address by Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, Archbishop of Owerri and President of the Catholic Bishopsโ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), at the Opening Session of the 2024 First Plenary Assembly of the CBCN at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Resource Centre, Durumi Abuja on 18 February 2024. I am privileged to warmly welcome
The Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama appealed to the government, politicians and political office holders in Nigeria to collaborate and work together with the church to bail the country out of her current predicament, economic hardship, employment, insecurity and impending collapse. The Prelate made the appeal in his homily during the Opening
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By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN At the Holy Mass on the first day of the plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Saturday 17, 2024, the Chief Celebrant and homilist, Most Rev. Anthony Adaji, MSP, called on his brother-bishops to pay special attention to their prophetic duty of speaking up for the
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) commence first 2024 plenary assembly at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) in Abuja. The plenary with the theme: Synod on Synodality: Areas of interest for the church in Nigeria begins today, Friday, February 16, 2024 with the arrival of
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, this year, 2024, we experienced a RARE CONVERGENCE of Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday; a convergence of *LOVE and PENANCE.* Now, unlike the usual love lyrics, we experienced a dominance of PENANCE and ASHES everywhere today, February 14, 2024 and this has a very powerful message for all of
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, you must have known that this year’s LENTEN SEASONย would commence on Wednesday, February 14, 2024; which would be ASH WEDNESDAY. So, we hope to provide some posts that would really be of help to you and I within the season. Just try to stay tuned๐๐ผ Meanwhile, we have decided
…”My only assignment now is preparation for paradise” – Celebrantย By CSN media In a goodwill message to the Emeritus Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan on his 80th birthday celebration, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), celebrated and congratulated the Prince of the Church and lauded his exceptional sense of simplicity,
Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, you and I know that CHARITY is a Christian virtue that is most enduring. Thus, the Scriptures affirm: โBut for now, these three last forever: faith, hope, and charity. And the greatest of these is CHARITY” (cf. 1 Cor 13:13). โCHARITY is a supernatural gift of God by which