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 Bishopsโ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)
FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The Catholic Diocese of Ahiara loses her beloved priest, Very Rev. Fr Christian Paul Egege, aged 81, who slept in the Lord on 5th July 2025. Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course. Please continue to remember Fr Egege, the diocese and his biological family in your prayers and Masses. May his soul rest
On a very sad note, the Superior General of the Missionary Society of St Paul of Nigeria, announces the death of Rev. Fr. Paul Sobande, MSP. He left this world on July 2, 2025. He visited his family in Alakuko, Lagos, and there he died. May the soul of the late Fr Paul Sobande, MSP,
On a very sad note, the Superior General of the Missionary Society of St Paul of Nigeria, announces the death of Rev. Fr. Paul Sobande, MSP. He left this world on July 2, 2025. He visited his family in Alakuko, Lagos, and there he died. May the soul of the late Fr Paul Sobande, MSP,
A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor Attah (1999-2007), has voiced the concerns of many patriots by calling for a new Constitution, rather than the piecemeal reviews by the National Assembly since 1999, which have produced little meaningful change. As the 10th NASS embarks on yet another Constitution review, Attahโs advice resonates with Nigerians
-By Ruben Mario Brodrick Abuja, Nigeria โ In a clear demonstration of its expanding global influence, the Catholic Church in Nigeria has dispatched 14 diocesan priests on missionary assignments spanning Africa, Europe, and the Americas. This move reinforces the Church’s commitment to worldwide evangelization. The commissioning Mass, led by His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Emeritus
Pope Leo XIV encourages the Augustinian Sisters Servants of Jesus and Mary, to be patient during difficulties, brave in their educational mission, and to persevere in following Christ. By Isabella H. de Carvalho โA culture without truth becomes a tool of the powerful”. Pope Leo XIV gave this consideration during a meeting withย the Augustinian Sisters
Claret Theology House, Ibadan, Thursday, July 03, 2025.ย At 12:15,ย the President of the 7th Assembly of the Claretian Missionaries, West Nigeria Independent Delegation, VR Br Carlos Verga, CMF, who is also the Prefect of Youth and Vocations Ministry of the Claretian Congregation, announced the new Major Superior and members of the new Governing Council of the
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.
By CSN Media The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) issued an important document on October 1, 2024, warning priests against engaging in partisan politics or assuming public office without proper ecclesiastical authorisation. The document is rooted in two key provisions of canon law and reflects the complex political landscape of Nigeria. The document cites
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
