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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
From the heart of Niger State, A new light shines, how great October 16th 2025, God’s Word in Ashingini comes alive! The New Testament and the Psalms (Uzukpani Saavu ni Ishipai Dauda). Now we pray in our own tongue, The song of faith has just begun! Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Catholic diocese of Kontagora,
A Plea & Testimony from Nigeria By Matthew Hassan Kukah, Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, Delivered at the Augustinianum Hall, on October 21st, 2021, Vatican City. 1: I want to thank Aid to the Church in Need for their kind invitation to me to speak in response to the release of their biennial report
The Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, has called on all Catholics to embrace their divine calling as missionaries and to take an active role in spreading the Gospel through prayer, generosity, and witnessing. The bishop made this call during his homily at the Mass for World Mission Sunday held at
By Emma Eko, CSN Media The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) have announced preparations for the celebration of this year’s World Mission Sunday, which will be marked globally on Sunday, October 19, 2025. The National celebration will take place at the St. Gabriel Chaplaincy, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Durumi-Abuja. World Mission Sunday, instituted by Pope Pius
The Catholic Bishop of Lafia Diocese, David Ajang, on Thursday ordained five new priests with a call on them to be humble and live simple lives in the service of God and humanity. Ajang while performing the ordination ceremony at the Saint Williams Cathedral, Lafia, Nasarawa State, charged the new priests to be totally committed
With the passing of Bishops Ayo-Maria Atoyebi (Ilorin), Francis Okobo (Nsukka), and now Michael Fagun (Ekiti), the Catholic Church in Nigeria has, in this year alone, watched with a mix of gratitude and nostalgia as a remarkable generation of bishops takes a final bow. These were men who directly succeeded the missionaries and, in many
By Rev. Fr. Moses P. Sade “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” — Matthew 12:34 “There is power in the tongue — life and death are in its power.” — Proverbs 18:21 Introduction In an age where social media dominates our conversations, this reflection calls us back to the sacredness of
The Order of Saint Augustine and the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) announce the publication of a new book entitled “Free Under Grace: Writings and Meditations 2001-2013,” which gathers writings of Pope Leo XIV during his time as Prior General of the Augustinian Order. By Vatican News On the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair opening
By Fr. Dr. Okhueleigbe Osemhantie Amos With profound sadness, yet with hearts lifted in solemn reverence, the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti bows her head in humble surrender and radiant gratitude as she announces the passing of a colossus in faith, a patriarch of the Church in Nigeria, and a shepherd after God’s own heart —
