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 Correspondence (Bishops from the ecclesiastical provinces of Benin, Ibadan, Lagos, Onitsha and Owerri are currently in Rome for their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit). MONDAY: • The programme officially began on Monday, 2 March, with the celebration of the Eucharist at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. The liturgy was presided over by
Benin City, Nigeria|March 1, 2026–Fr. Dr. Okhueleigbe Osemhantie Ãmos The Bishops of the Benin City Ecclesiastical Province have approved uniform guidelines for Mass stipends and stole fees across the Province, in a move aimed at strengthening pastoral consistency, financial transparency, and doctrinal clarity. The Province comprises Benin City Archdiocese as the Metropolitan See, together with
27 February, 2026 Your Eminence, Please accept my warmest congratulations on your interview yesterday on the 2026 CBCN communique. In an era where digital presence and media engagement are more critical than ever, seeing you accept to utilise a platform like Arise TV to amplify the CBCN message was truly inspiring. Your fatherly guidance and
I am pleased to officially announce and inform all Catholic media bodies and all Catholics involved in the communication industry that the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has elected Most Rev. Gerald Mamman Musa, the Bishop of Katsina Diocese, as the new Episcopal Chairman for Social Communications. This was at the just concluded CBCN
LEADERSHIP FOR THE COMMON GOOD A Communiqué issued at the end of the First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the CSN Resource Centre, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja, 19 – 26 February 2026 1. PREAMBLE We, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria, held our First Plenary Meeting for the
By Roseline Idoko The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala, Most Rev. Isaac Bundepuun Dugu, has urged Christians to remain faithful instruments of God, emphasizing that the effectiveness of Christian ministry depends not on human strength but on God’s faithfulness and grace. Delivering his homily during Mass, the bishop reflected on the readings of
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, has lauded the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for its steadfast commitment to the Church and the nation, while also commending Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the CBCN, for his outstanding leadership. Delivering his address at the opening ceremony
…. the only way to revive citizen trust is to make the real-time transmission of results from BVAS to the IReV portal a mandatory, legal requirement By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh In a pointed critique of Nigeria’s legislative activities, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has accused
By Roseline Idoko At the opening of the First Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for the year 2026, Archbishop Ignatius A. Kaigama of Abuja Archdiocese called on Christians and national leaders to resist the allure of worldly pleasures and embrace integrity, service, and spiritual renewal. The Archbishop delivered this message
