July 18, 2025
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SISTERS OF SACRED HEART OF JESUS (SSH) Celebrates 50

SISTERS OF SACRED HEART OF JESUS (SSH) Celebrates 50. St. Paul Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin City. Follow the celebration Online: 27 June, 2025. 10 am (WAT) FACEBOOK:: https://www.facebook.com/veritasbenin?mibextid=ZbWKwL YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@catholicarchdioceseofbenin?feature=shared PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL.

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CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF NIGERIA STRONGLY WARN PRIESTS AGAINST ACTIVE POLITICS

To all Catholic Priests in Nigeria On Clerics Actively Engaging in Partisan Politics Over the years, some priests in Nigeria, without the requisite authorisation from the competent ecclesiastical authority, have actively ventured into partisan politics or the exercise of public office. This situation has not only contravened the universal laws of the Church (cf. Canon

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Benue Bloodbath: Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Provide Emergency Assistance, Propose Solidarity Visit to Affected Communities

  Barely 15 days after calling for peace and an end to killings in Benue State, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has once again responded to the renewed spate of deadly violence in the state and other parts of Nigeria. The bishops issued an urgent national appeal, calling for prayer, solidarity, and compassionate

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Catholic Church in Nigeria Commits to Deeper Support for Refugees, Calls for Collaboration with Government

  The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has reiterated its unwavering commitment to the care and integration of refugees and displaced persons across the country. This was the central focus during an interactive session organized by the Migrants and Refugees Unit of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) to commemorate the 2025 UN-designated annual

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CBCN DECLARES 9 DAYS PRAYER IN NIGERIA, SUPPORT VICTIMS

A NATIONAL CALL FOR PRAYER AND SOLIDARITY In the Wake of the Renewed Killings in Benue and Other Parts of Nigeria โ€œIf one member suffers, all suffer togetherโ€ (1 Cor 12:26) 19 June 2025 To All Catholics in Nigeria, and All People of Goodwill Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 1. We, the Catholic Bishops

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“Urgently End This Daily Bloodshed in Our Country,” Onitsha Provincial Bishops Appeal to Nigerian Government

By PJ Usanga Joining their voices with other bishops across Nigeria, the Catholic Bishops of the Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province have condemned the latest wave of violent killings in parts of the country, calling on the Federal Government to take immediate and decisive action to stop the ongoing bloodshed ravaging the nation. The bishops’ statement, dated

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BENUE KILLINGS: Bishops of Abuja Province Condole with Bishop Anagbe

Dear Bishop Anagbe, We have been deeply saddened by the news of the killing of over 200 people by gunmen between Friday June 13th 2025 to the early hours of Saturday, 14th June 2025. On behalf of the Catholic Bishops of Abuja Province, we would like to express our condolences to the bereaved families and

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BLOODSHED IN NIGERIA: Bishops of Onitsha Province call for Prayers

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST TO STOP THE BLOODSHED IN NIGERIA We, the Catholic Bishops of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, condemn in strongest terms, the recent gruesome massacre of our brothers and sisters in Benue State by the so-called herdsmen on Friday night, 13th June, 2025. We also received credible information that similar senseless attacks and killings also

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Benue Massacre: Archbishop Martins Declares Day of Prayer, Tasks Government

SPECIAL CIRCULAR: ARCHDIOCESE OF LAGOS TO ALL PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS WORKING IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LAGOS, AND THE LAY FAITHFUL Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: THE KILLINGS IN BENUE AND OTHER STATES: A CALL FOR PRAYERS IN THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF LAGOS. On the night of 13th to 14th of June 2025, another

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Catholic Church to Reclaim 8 Schools in Edo State as Governor Okpebholo Approves Return

  In a landmark decision set to reshape the educational landscape of Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo has approved the return of several secondary schools to their original missionary proprietors, with eight Catholic institutions slated for handover. In a recent meeting with the Catholic Bishop of Auchi Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Dunia, the governor approved

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