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,
Pope Leo addresses participants in an international conference on climate justice and reflects on Pope Francis’ landmark ecological encyclical Laudato Si, noting that when the time comes, God will ask us if we cared for our common home. By Francesca Merlo On Wednesday afternoon, marking the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, Pope Leo
It was a day of deep sorrow for the Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku as the faithful gathered on Monday, September 29, 2025, at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, Okpanam, for the funeral Mass of Late Emmanuel Chukwuekwu Ojeah. Until his passing on Sunday, September 14, 2025, during a soccer game, Ojeah was a second-year
By Rev. Fr. Michael A. BANJO Secretary General, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria stands at a crossroads. We rejoice in the gift of freedom, for self-determination is the dignity of every people. With the Psalmist, we declare: “What great deeds the Lord worked for us, indeed we are glad” (Psalm 126:3).
“Preserving human voices and faces” is the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communication, which will be celebrated on 17 May 2026, the Sunday before Pentecost. By Christopher Wells and Isabella de Carvalho Pope Leo XIV has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the 60th World Day of Social
The Jubilee of Catechists starts on Friday 26 September with more than twenty thousand pilgrims registered for the events and celebrations. Vatican News Catechists from around the world are gathering in Rome to celebrate the Jubilee of Catechists from 26 to 28 September. Over twenty thousand pilgrims from 115 countries are arriving in Rome from
Sr Carino Hodder OP What is spiritual abuse, how do we recognize it, and how do we prevent it? These are questions of increasingly pressing importance to the contemporary Church, and in particular to her religious communities – places where, as successive investigations and media reports have made clear, the misuse of authority and manipulation
By Ruben Mario Brodrick Benin City, Nigeria – In a stirring address that celebrated the enduring mission of catechists, Reverend Father Gabriel Ujah Ejembi, a Jesuit priest and Parish Priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Benin City, delivered a powerful message at the Jubilee of Catechists, held on the feast day of St. Padre
🌸 Discover the Beauty of a Life with Christ 🌸 Mater Ecclesiae Vocation Awareness Program Sangotedo, Lagos Are you a young woman between 17 and 40 years old searching for deeper meaning, clarity, and purpose in life? The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery invites you to step into a sacred space of peace, prayer, and discovery. ✨
In a solemn and deeply spiritual atmosphere, the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, on Tuesday, 23rd September 2025, laid to rest its beloved Bishop Emeritus, Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo, at the Cathedral Church of St. Theresa, Nsukka. The burial liturgy drew an overwhelming crowd, spilling far beyond the cathedral walls, a testimony to the
Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to join in praying the Rosary every day during October to invoke God’s gift of peace, and announces a Rosary in St. Peter’s Square on October 11 as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality. By Devin Watkins Catholics across the globe will unite to pray the Rosary for