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,
By CSN Media The newly appointed Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Rev. Fr. Michael Ayanleke Banjo, paid a courtesy visit to the UFUK Dialogue Foundation in Abuja on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Fr. Banjo was accompanied by Rev. Fr. Lawrence Emehel, Director of Mission and Dialogue, and Rev. Fr. Peter Babangida
CSN Pastoral Agents Department Report The Rectors of Nigerian seminaries – major, propaedeutic and minor – held their annual convention at the Saints Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan from 20th-24th January, 2025. Officially known as the National Seminaries Committee, the body is overseen by the Pastoral Agents Department of the Catholic Secretariat of
Pope Francis sends a message for the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th US President, offering divine blessings upon the ‘beloved American people,’ President Trump, and his family, and praying that the Lord will help guide efforts toward peace. By Deborah Castellano Lubov “I ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace
By Fr. Patrick Feyisetan The Bodija 92 set held their 31st annual reunion in Owo, Nigeria, from January 15 to 17, 2025. The event was under the auspices of Very Rev. Fr. Patrick Olugbenga Eyinla, who also celebrated his 60th birthday. A pilgrimage to St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, was the highlight of the
By CSN Media A delegation from the German Catholic Bishops Conference, led by the Catholic Bishop of Augsburg and Chairman of the International Church Affairs and Interreligious Dialogue Commission, Most Rev. Bertram Meier, arrived in Nigeria on Friday, January 10, 2025. The visit aims to strengthen collaboration and promote interreligious dialogue within the Church. During
President Joe Biden awards Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the highest civilian honor in the United States, recognizing his dedication to peace, human rights, care for the poor, and environmental protection. By Salvatore Cernuzio In one of his final acts as leader of the United States, President Joe Biden conferred the
…Exercise Witnessed Unprecedented Turnout of About 5,000 Indigents by P. J Usanga The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, has clarified that the December 21st, 2024 stampede that occurred during the annual Christmas food-sharing exercise at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, was not a result of negligence on the part of the
In a historic visit, the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, graced Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, Lagos State, with his presence on Friday, 3rd January, 2025. He was accompanied by, our baba, the Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, Most Rev. (Dr.) Alfred Adewale Martins, and other Priests from the Catholic Archdiocese of
Meeting a delegation from the French missionary forum Congrès Mission, Pope Francis encourages them to share the the joy of the Gospel with courage and creativity to restore hope in a broken world. By Lisa Zengarini “Never fear ‘to go out’ to the world” where “men and women live their joys and sorrows” and allow
advocates for intensive youth apostolate in the Church By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN The Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, has commended the Church in Nigeria for its high level of pastoral initiatives, faith, and significant contributions to the universal Church. In an exclusive interview with The Catholic Herald, the Lagos Archdiocesan