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. Michael Nsikak Umoh In a requiem Mass held to commend the souls of the late Bishop Peter Nworie Chukwu and Rev. Fr. Michael Oli to God’s mercy, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) once again issued a scathing indictment of the nation’s deteriorating security situation, calling for urgent government intervention and civic responsibility. Delivering
In a heart warming and spontaneous gesture of solidarity, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, paid an unscheduled visit to the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) in Abuja on Wednesday 15 April, 2026. What began as a simple courtesy call to the Secretary General while the
By Olivia Obijiaku Though the Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, many Catholic faithful and Christians do not know why Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are part of the Week of Sorrows, since there are no special ceremonies performed on the aforementioned days, when compared with the other days of the Week, the Triduum: Holy Thursday,
Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode became a focal point of spiritual renewal and international communion last weekend as it hosted the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty, for a landmark pastoral visit. The visit, which also featured the ordination of new priests on Saturday, April 11, 2026, was
By Fr. Anthony Adetayo The Catholic Diocese of Ijebu-Ode witnessed a historic spiritual awakening this past weekend as the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, concluded a four-day pastoral visit. The visit, which spanned from Friday, April 10, to Monday, April 13, 2026, was marked by high-level diplomatic engagements, the ordination of new
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in a formal welcome message to Pope Leo XIV expressed great joy on the occasion of his first pastoral visit to the continent. The address, signed by Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, President of SECAM and Archbishop of Kinshasa, describes the visit
By Fr. Anthony Adetayo In a landmark diplomatic encounter that signals a new era for education and religious partnership in Ogun State, the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Excellency Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty, paid a high-profile visit to the State Government House on Friday, April 10, 2026. The Nuncio, representing His Holiness Pope Leo XIV,
Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The National Directorate of Social Communications of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) is pleased to present the plans and materials for the celebration of the 2026 Communications Week (ComWEEK) in all Catholic parishes and ecclesial institutions in Nigeria, from Sunday 10 May to Sunday 17 May. The official flag off
1. ComWEEK DAILY MANUAL 2026 2. ComWEEK 2026 Banners (Dioceses, Parishes and Institutions/Congregations) 3. ComWEEK LOGO
By Rev. Fr. Augustine Fasiku Introduction In the twilight of a war-weary world, Pope Leo XIV stands as a beacon of hope, his voice a thunderclap of truth that shattered the silence of St. Peter’s Basilica; “Enough of war!” he cries. His words, now a river of fire that flowed through the hearts of