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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
By Emma Eko, CSN The Executive Committee of the CSN Laystaff Association paid a courtesy visit to the Deputy Secretary General and Director, Pastoral Agents Department, Rev. Fr. Augustine Okochi, at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN). The visit, which took place on Thursday 27 March, 2025, was aimed at welcoming and congratulating the newly
By PJ Usanga In a significant breakthrough, the Nigerian Army has apprehended the killers of Late Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, of Kafanchan Diocese, who was murdered after being kidnapped in Tachira village, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer for Operation Safe Haven, the suspects were
By CSN Media In a heart-warming tale of determination and fulfillment, Mrs. Ramatu Joseph, a cleaner with the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Abuja, has achieved a remarkable milestone – earning a certificate from Veritas University’s Catholic Social Teaching (CST) program. Born and raised in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Mrs.
By CSN Media The Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria (CWON) has unveiled its agenda for women’s empowerment, evangelization, and family development under its new national leadership. This was made known during a courtesy visit to the Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, on Monday, March 24, 2025. On
By CSN Media In a landmark ceremony, 207 staff members of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) have graduated from the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) programme, earning a certificate from Veritas University, Abuja. The graduation ceremony, which took place on Friday, 21 March, 2025, marked a significant milestone in the lives of the graduates, who
By CSN Media Join the live stream for the funeral of Most Rev. Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, OP Lumen Christi Catholic TV Network DSTV 350, Online & Youtube Channels. Facebook: ICD TV-Ilorin Catholic Diocese TV YouTube: catholicdioceseofilorincommuni Catholic Diocese of Ilorin has set Thursday 27 March and Friday 28 March, 2025 for the burial rites of the
Pope Francis appears for the first time since his hospitalization from the balcony of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, before leaving the facility where he had been since 14 February. He greeted those present, imparted his blessing and gave the ‘thumbs up’ to the nearly three thousand people gathered in the square below who were applauding his
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Catholic Media Practitioners of Nigeria,( CAMPAN) Kaduna and Muslim Muslim Journalists on Friday observed the breaking of the Lenten and Ramadan fasts in Kaduna. The event attracted the Archbishop of Kaduna, Most Rev. Matthew Man- Oso Ndagoso, Chief Imam Of Uduwa who is also the Morshi of Jamatu Nasir Islam,Pastor
By CSN Media Following the directive of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the Catholic faithful are set to celebrate the fourth edition of the Communications Week (ComWEEK) in the country. The theme, as chosen by the Holy Father, is: “Share with gentleness the hope that is in your hearts” (cf. 1 Pet 3:15-16).
Tributes have trailed the sudden death of a young Nigerian “missionary” priest, Very Rev. John Simon Tanko, 47, who recently died of heart failure while on holiday in his home country after being away with the St. Patrick’s Missionary Society in Kenya for 7 years. The priest of the Catholic Diocese of Bauchi, Nigeria, who