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,
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
Byย Victoria Cardiel Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the faithful to โshare the breadโโ a sign of the gift of divine salvation โ to โmultiply hope and to proclaim the coming of Godโs Kingdomโ as he presided for the first time as pope over Mass for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. On the feast
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
A NATIONAL CALL FOR PRAYER AND SOLIDARITY In the Wake of the Renewed Killings in Benue and Other Parts of Nigeria โIf 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
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
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
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
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
