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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By Paul Nwosu, PhD Former Anambra State Governor, His Excellency, Chief Willie Maduabuchi Obiano, has expressed shock and deep sorrow over the sudden passing of the Catholic Archbishop of Benin, Most Rev. Dr. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, who died at the age of 69, just weeks before his 70th birthday. Chief Obiano described the late Archbishop
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has suspended all physical national youth activities, effectively putting on hold the 2026 National Youth Day (NYD) scheduled to take place in Jos, Plateau State.The decision was communicated in an official circular dated July 9, 2026, signed by the National Youth Animator of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria,
The Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City has announced the passing of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City, Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze. As also confirmed by the Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat, he was called home to eternal rest on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the age of 69.Born in 1956, Archbishop Akubeze was
by The Record Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre has appointed Father John ‘Segun Odeyemi, a priest of the Diocese of Ilorin, Nigeria, as the new director of the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry. Father John ‘Segun Odeyemi Father Odeyemi, who will join the archdiocesan staff in August, succeeds M. Anette Mandley-Turner, who led the
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Marking a golden jubilee of diplomatic relations with Nigeria, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, concluded a historic visit to Nigeria from July 3 to July 7, 2026. At the airport to receive the Vatican envoy was the Apostolic Nuncio to
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Most Reverend Dr. Alfred Adewale Martins, Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria, as a Member of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches, effective 30 June 2026. The appointment recognizes his 27 years of distinguished episcopal ministry and his outstanding service as one
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Following a long-standing tradition of geographical rotation, the upcoming plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) moves from Ikot Ekpene Diocese in the Calabar Ecclesiastical Province to the Diocese of Osogbo, situated within the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, from 10 – 18 September, 2026. Under the established system of
(What must Catholic priests working in Nigeria do towards the coming 2027 Election?)A Paper presented at the Annual Gathering of the Alumni Association of Ss. Peter & Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan, in the Seminary Auditorium June 24, 2026 By Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Your Excellencies, Monsignori, Very and dear Fathers, deacons, distinguished
By: Bartholomew Ughulu, Volunteer, Migrants and Refugees Unit, CSN, Abuja The Migrants and Refugees Unit (MRU) of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) organized a virtual interactive session to mark World Refugee Day 2026, under the theme “Until Everyone Is Safe.” The session which was held on 20 June, 2026 brought together agents of pastoral
By Ruben Mario Brodrick IBADAN, NIGERIA — As the nation gradually edges toward the critical 2027 General Elections, the Catholic Church has sent a clear and uncompromising directive to its clergy: the sanctuary must never be turned into a political campaign ground, but priests cannot afford to remain silent or neutral in the face of structural
