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,
Pope Leo XIV had the papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace reopened on Sunday, which had been sealed according to protocol after the death of Pope Francis. Vatican News At the conclusion of the Regina Caeli prayer from the Loggia of the Blessings on 11 May, Pope Leo XIV had the papal apartment of the
THE WISDOM OF THE ETERNAL CHURCH AND THE SACRED MYSTERY OF THE VATICAN :HOW POPE LEO XIV EMERGED FROM THE SHADOWS AND SHOCKED THE WORLD. There is a kind of wisdom that is not loud. It does not seek attention. It does not scream to be seen. It simply exists, quietly, deeply and eternally. This
By PJ Usanga The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has expressed outrage and sorrow over the gruesome murder of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu, who was kidnapped and brutally killed on March 5, 2025. In a statement issued by the Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese, Most Rev. Julius Yakubu Kundi, the Diocese condemned the relentless and tragic wave
The Catholic Community of St. Pius X Parish, Karu, warmly welcomed the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. Anselm Umoren, on February 2, 2025. The visit coincided with his 13th episcopal anniversary, drawing a large gathering of parishioners and guests from across the Archdiocese. Bishop Umoren was
The Catholic Bishop of Bomadi Diocese, Most Rev. Hyacinth Egbebo, MSP, urged young men and women to heed God’s call to priesthood and religious life, emphasizing the urgent need for more vocations to address pastoral current challenges in Nigeria. Bishop Egbebo made this call in his homily at the Mass celebrating the 2024 World Mission
By Jarlath Uche Opara Nigerians with their predilection to copy and imitate wholesale without editing is mind-boggling. So wired, having a crazy desire for trending things without sitting back to sieve. Since this “Gwo Gwo Ngwo” challenge dance, I have seen a lot of people coming up with many versions of it, adding and removing
CSN set for maiden ComWEEK Public Lecture By PJ Usanga As the annual Communications Week (ComWEEK) celebration enters its 3rd year, the Social Communications Directorate of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) introduces another element into the week-long media literacy programme – the ComWEEK Public Lecture. This event is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, May
Reflecting on the concept of love and harmony as an imperative of true Christian living, the National Director of Social Communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Rev. Fr. Michael Umoh appealed that as true Christians, laws and bureaucracies should not becloud their senses and responsibilities as Christians, but one has to be careful in building
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APPOINTMENT OF THE BISHOP OF ZARIA (NIGERIA) The Holy Father has appointed the Rev. Sac as Bishop of the Diocese of Zaria (Nigeria). Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Kaduna, currently Rector of the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna. Curriculum vitae SELF. Bishop Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh was born on 10
