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,
The Catholic Diocese of Ahiara has laid to rest two of her beloved priests, Very Rev. Fr Christian Paul Egege (aged 81 years) and Very Rev. Msgr Benjamin Chima (aged 85 years). The Holy Mass was presided over by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, former Apostolic Administrator of Ahiara Diocese, Archbishop of
*A Pastoral Reflection on a Historic Moment for the Diocese of Ikot Ekpene* The long-awaited day is finally here! From the *11th to the 19th of September, 2025, the Catholic Diocese of Ikot Ekpene steps into a radiant new chapter of her history as she hosts, for the very first time, the Second Plenary Assembly
By Emma Eko, CSN The Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) marked the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with great fervor and devotion. On September 8, 2025, staff from CSN and agencies of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), along with parishioners of St. Gabriel Chaplaincy in Durumi, Abuja, gathered for
By CSN Media The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), through the Episcopal Chairman for social Communications, Most Rev. David Ajang – the Bishop of Lafia Diocese – has thanked the SIGNIS Nigeria executive members for their service to the church, and constituted an interim executive committee to oversee the affairs of the organisation for
By Emmanuel Eko,CSN Media As the Catholic Church globally mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the National Director, Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Fr. Patrick Solomon Zaku has urged the faithful to embrace practical steps in caring for the environment, stressing that protecting the earth is both a moral and spiritual
As part of its 2025 National Annual General Meeting (AGM), the St. Jude Thaddeus Society of Nigeria undertook a deeply spiritual “Jubilee of Hope” pilgrimage to the St. Jude Thaddeus Shrine in Benin City. The event, which brought together members from dioceses across the country, reached a joyful climax with a courtesy visit to the
By Sir Austin Mowah,KSM (Supreme PRO/Editor) The leader and Worthy Supreme Knight of Nigeria’s foremost Catholic Fraternal Order, the honoured Order of Knights of St Mulumba Nigeria, Sir Dr. Charles Mbelede, has been elected the Deputy International President of the International Alliance of Catholic Knights ( lACK ) worldwide . The International Alliance of Catholic
Milestones unveiled as Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception celebrate 75 years in Nigeria It was a bumper unveiling of milestones as the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in Nigeria, religious group in the Catholic Church, held their thanksgiving Mass, in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of their stay in Nigeria. The religious did
On this day, August 29, 1965, a 32-year-old priest named Francis Arinze was consecrated bishop, making history as the youngest Catholic Bishop in the world at that time. His consecration came just in time for him to participate in the concluding session of the Second Vatican Council in Rome (1962–1965), a council that reshaped the
It is with total submission to the will of Almighty God and steadfast hope in the resurrection of the dead, that the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria announces the passing to eternal glory of Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo, Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Diocese. Bishop Okobo died this morning, 29 August 2025, at the Niger