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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Emeritus Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has declared that Nigeria is in a state of spiritual emergency, emphasizing the need for collective action to address the country’s challenges. In his homily on the second day of the ongoing first 2025 plenary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Cardinal Onaiyekan stressed
… Unemployment Among Youths, a ticking time bomb By CSN Media The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called for urgent reforms in the country’s correctional centers, citing deplorable conditions and human rights abuses. In his address at the 2025 First Plenary Meeting of the CBCN, the President of the Conference, Most Rev. Lucius
In his homily at the Opening Mass for the 2025 First Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, called on all Nigerian Muslims and Christians to move beyond external religiosity and live out their faith with integrity. Acknowledging the Muslim fasting period of Ramadan,
Ash Wednesday โ the first day of Lent is a movable-date celebration in the Catholic Church that occurs annually before Easter. On this day, ashes from the burned palm branches from the Palm (Passion) Sunday of the previous year are blessed and placed on the heads of church members during Holy Mass. It is a
PLENARY: CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE OF NIGERIA 8 – 14 March, 2025 Join the Opening Mass TODAY SUNDAY 9 March by 9am on: โข AIT โข Livestreaming on Youtube: Nigeria Catholic Network
Formal Announcement: It is with great sadness but with faith in the resurrection of our Lord that we announce the passing of our beloved Bishop Emeritus Ayo-Maria Atoyebi OP who departed this life on 08-03-2025 at about 12:55pm. Bishop Ayo-Maria served our diocese with dedication, wisdom, and compassion from 1992 to 2019. During his tenure,
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Bishop Julius Kundi’s heart bears the weight of unspeakable sorrow. As the shepherd of the Kafanchan Diocese in Nigeria, he has been shouldering an almost unbearable burden in recent years. The relentless wave of violence sweeping across northern Nigeria has left his diocese reeling, with priests, catechists, and lay faithful
By PJ Usanga The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has expressed outrage and sorrow over the gruesome murder of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, who was kidnapped and brutally killed on March 5, 2025. In a statement issued by the Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese, Most Rev. Julius Yakubu Kundi, the Diocese condemned the relentless and tragic wave
The mystery of divine silence is one of the most profound realities in the spiritual journey of the Christian soul. Throughout Sacred Scripture and Church Tradition, silence is not merely the absence of speech but the fullness of Godโs action, a sacred space where grace unfolds and the divine will is revealed. It is in
