July 9, 2025
News Nigeria

“It is impossible to bury the legacies of Archbishop Ekpu” – Archbishop Akubeze

By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN The Catholic community gathered in their thousands at the Holy Cross Cathedral, Benin City, on August 22, 2024, to bid farewell to Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, a revered Church leader who left an indelible mark on the lives of many. In a heartfelt welcome address, the Archbishop of Benin,

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Catholic Bishops DID NOT BAN Phone, Social Media Use During Mass

By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, National Director of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Abuja. A recent news piece and video clips circulating on social media claim that the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has banned the use of mobile phones and Social Media during Mass. This is incorrect and a sad example of

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CSN News Magazine (August 2024 โ€“ February 2025)

Please click the red text to view the CSN News Magazine: CSN News Magazine (August 2024 โ€“ February 2025)   To receive regular news, teachings and information about the Catholic Church and the Bishops in Nigeria, please send ADD ME to 090 6000 6198 by WHATSAPP

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2024 CBCN Conference: Auchi ready!

The Catholic Diocese of Auchi is poised to make history as it puts finishing touches to its preparation to host the 2024 second plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) from August 22 to 30, 2024. This marks the first time in the dioceseโ€™s 21-year history that it will host this episcopal

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Communication essential to gospel proclamation, Church mission – Bishop Badejo

โ€ฆAs ACI Africa celebrates 5th anniversary Most Rev. Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communication (CEPACS) and Catholic Bishop of Oyo has said that communication without God in the heart of the communicator is devoid of the divine which is a constitutive element to the profession and media ministry

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“God has sent a message to Nigerian youths” – Archbishop Martins

By PJ Usanga At the 38th Archdiocesan Youth Day, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, described the theme “Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be wary,” from Isaiah 40:31, as a beacon of hope amid national and personal struggles. Speaking at the event organized by the Catholic Youth

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Reflections By Rev. Fr. David Okolie

THE EUCHARIST CLEANSES SINS? (CATECHESIS FOR THE 20TH SUNDAY(B)

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, There is no doubt that the *HOLY EUCHARIST* remains the GREATEST GIFT Jesus Christ gives to us. The Spiritual richness of this Holy Food is a testament to the above. The Church understands the loftiness of this wondrous gift and reveres it as the Heart and the Summit of

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Reflections By Rev. Fr. David Okolie

THE FEAST OF LOVE

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends, the central nature of the *HOLY EUCHARIST* is gradually eluding us today and that is *LOVE.* Love cannot be present without *UNITY.* What other message does the symbol of *ONE BREAD* and *ONE CHALICE* communicate to us if not LOVE and UNITY? Beloved friends, the demand of Love and

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Reflections By Rev. Fr. David Okolie

BEYOND THE PERISHABLE FOOD

Rev. Fr. David Okolie Dearest friends in Christ, beyond the earthly food which God, in his PROVIDENCE, makes available to us, in the *Holy Eucharist,* Christ feeds us with his own *BODY* and *BLOOD;* an Eternal Food of Life. Thus, the Catechism affirms: *โ€œAt the heart of the Eucharistic celebration are the Bread and Wine

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Nigerian Catholic Bishops Decry ‘Alarming Increase’ in Liturgical Abuses

By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN ย The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed deep concern over what it described as an “alarming increase” in liturgical abuses across the country. In a strongly-worded statement, the bishops condemned the deviations from established rites and traditions, warning that such actions are a “direct affront to the

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