July 21, 2026
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SECAM 20th Plenary Assembly: Bishops in Africa Celebrate Resilience, “ecclesial maturity” since Last Gathering

By Silas Isenjia Kigali, 31 July, 2025 / 11:27 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) who are meeting in Rwanda’s capital. Kigali, have lauded the immense growth witnessed in the Catholic Church on the continent since the Bishops’ last gathering in 2022. In their status report presented on Thursday,

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Africa, “fastest growing continental Church in the world”: Ghanaian Catholic Archbishop at SECAM Plenary in Rwanda

By ACI Africa Staff Kigali, 31 July, 2025 / 5:02 pm (ACI Africa). The Catholic Church in Africa is experiencing the fastest growth than any continent in the world, Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has said. In his presentation during the 20th Plenary Assembly of members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in

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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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Keep Off Partisan Politics, CBCN Warns Catholic Priests

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

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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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Christ is God’s Answer to Humanity’s Hunger: Pope Leo XIV on Corpus Christi Solemnity

By Victoria Cardiel Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the faithful to “share the bread”— a sign of the gift of divine salvation — to “multiply hope and to proclaim the coming of God’s Kingdom” as he presided for the first time as pope over Mass for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. On the feast

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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 “If one member suffers, all suffer together” (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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