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 PJ Usanga In a day marked by both celebration and reflection, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria arrived in Auchi for their second plenary assembly of 2024. The arrival followed the funeral Mass of the Emeritus Archbishop of Benin, Most Rev. Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, held at the Holy Cross Cathedral in Benin City on Thursday,
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,
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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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 diocese’s 21-year history that it will host this episcopal
…As 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
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
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
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
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: *“At the heart of the Eucharistic celebration are the Bread and Wine