… Unemployment Among Youths, a ticking time bomb By CSN Media The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called for urgent reforms in the country’s correctional centers, citing deplorable conditions and human rights abuses. In his address at the 2025 First Plenary Meeting of the CBCN, the President of the Conference, Most Rev. Lucius

In his homily at the Opening Mass for the 2025 First Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, called on all Nigerian Muslims and Christians to move beyond external religiosity and live out their faith with integrity. Acknowledging the Muslim fasting period of Ramadan,

Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent is a movable-date celebration in the Catholic Church that occurs annually before Easter. On this day, ashes from the burned palm branches from the Palm (Passion) Sunday of the previous year are blessed and placed on the heads of church members during Holy Mass. It is a

PLENARY: CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE OF NIGERIA 8 – 14 March, 2025 Join the Opening Mass TODAY SUNDAY 9 March by 9am on: • AIT • Livestreaming on Youtube: Nigeria Catholic Network

Formal Announcement: It is with great sadness but with faith in the resurrection of our Lord that we announce the passing of our beloved Bishop Emeritus Ayo-Maria Atoyebi OP who departed this life on 08-03-2025 at about 12:55pm. Bishop Ayo-Maria served our diocese with dedication, wisdom, and compassion from 1992 to 2019. During his tenure,

By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh Bishop Julius Kundi’s heart bears the weight of unspeakable sorrow. As the shepherd of the Kafanchan Diocese in Nigeria, he has been shouldering an almost unbearable burden in recent years. The relentless wave of violence sweeping across northern Nigeria has left his diocese reeling, with priests, catechists, and lay faithful

The mystery of divine silence is one of the most profound realities in the spiritual journey of the Christian soul. Throughout Sacred Scripture and Church Tradition, silence is not merely the absence of speech but the fullness of God’s action, a sacred space where grace unfolds and the divine will is revealed. It is in

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Oyo Repentance and Remembrance Thank God Lent is here again. Lent is a life-long invitation to repentance and friendship with God and fellow human beings. John the Baptist, the greatest man born of woman, (Jn. 11:11) made the invitation to repentance his central message. Jesus Christ too