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,
Fr Victor Makinwa Ogunyemi There are different types of Catholics identified according to the manner they profess and exhibit themselves. They are as follows: 1 Catholics who are orthodox and very much faithful to the prescribed ways of professing and practising the faith. 2 Catholics who are never concerned about anything with Mary mother of
Dearest friends, Thomas à Kempis was actually right when he affirmed that: ‘What one is at the beginning of one’s conversion, is not often what one remains at the end of one’s profession.’ indeed, quite often, there is this INITIAL zeal and dedication that seem to be abandoned after some time. While the above could be noticed
Although a number of married couples who have not had a baby of their own seem to resort to In Vitro Fertilization, but is everything fine with that? Well, the Church does not just look at the face value of things but weighs that in the light of the Divine Law. Yes, the Church feels the
Dearest friends, with the help of the GRACE of God, you and I would always say *NO* to the following prevalent *VICES* in our world today: 1. Faking prophecy and miracles.2. Embezzlement of public funds, Bribery, Ghost Working, Using fake certificate, etc. 3. Incest, Homosexual Acts (Gay and Lesbianism).4. Exhibitionism, fetishism,pedophilia,voyeurism, zoophilia, Necrophilia, froteurism5. Masturbation,
Nigerian Archbishop Lucius Ugorji of Owerri fears that if Niger is attacked there will be a ripple effect across countries Religious leaders in Africa under the aegis of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have tackled politicians in the continent warning against the use of force in Niger following the recent coup d’état in
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, 15th August 2023, Readings: Rev. 11:19; 12:1-6, 10; 1 Cor. 15:20-26; Lk. 1:39-56. On behalf of the family of God in Abuja Archdiocese, I heartily welcome you, brothers and sisters, to the 5th Pan African Catholic Charismatic Renewal Congress, holding in Abuja, Nigeria. I understand that this body drawing
Lagos, the commercial nerve center of Nigeria is set to play host to Catholic Bishops and communication experts across Africa as they gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS). The event which is billed to hold between November 18 to 21, 2023, at the ultra modern
Dearest friends, it was on November 1, 1950, in the Apostolic Constitution ‘Munificentissimus Deus’ (The Most Bountiful God), that Pope Pius XII declared the ASSUMPTION of the Blessed Virgin Mary a dogma in the following words: “… after we have poured forth prayers of supplication again and again to God, and have invoked the light
UGOJI EGBUJO The tragic case of Dr Vwaere Diaso doesn’t even tell the story. The rot is malignant. After the cheap elevator collapsed, the young lady couldn’t be extracted for almost an hour. This accident happened in the heart of Lagos, the country’s centre of excellence. When the fractured doctor arrived at the surgical table,
Dearest friends, can you and I truly say that we have FAITH in God; especially in the face of relative COMFORT? Well, you are entitled to your own opinion; but I really do not think so. It is actually in the face of some life challenges, that is when our faith is threatened and we