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,
In a landmark development, the Catholic owned Veritas University of Nigeria, Abuja (VUNA), has secured approval from the Nigeria University Commission (NUC) for the running of Medicine and Surgery programme in the institution. In an approval letter dated 3rd November, 2023, and signed by the Acting Director of Academic Planning, Abubakar Girei, on behalf of
Catholic priest who mediates for peace between warring Tiv and Jukun people in Nigeria hopes the crucifix would “draw and invoke the spirit of prayers”, foster reconciliation By Justine John Dyikuk | Nigeria November 6, 2023 A Catholic priest in the newly created Diocese of Wukari in Nigeria’s Taraba State has erected a 12-foot crucifix
The 8th Oyo Diocesan Conference of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal is in progress at Igbeti, in Oyo State. Speaking on Synodality in the life of the Church at the Conference, Fr. Martin Badejo commended the Renewal for the choice of the topic which he said was timely, coming as the Synod has just ended in
The Eucharistic celebration of Msgr Bernard Ayodele Okodua’s 80th birthday will be broadcast on Lumen Christi Catholic TV Network DSTV channel 350 on Sunday 5th November, 2023 by 3.15pm. Please click on the link below: LUMEN CHRISTI TV
Lagos, the commercial nerve center of Nigeria is set to play host to Catholic Bishops of Africa as they gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS). The event which is billed to hold between November 18 to 21, 2023, according to the President of CEPACS, Most
THE SUPREME COURT HAS PRONOUNCED, GOD IS WATCHING. NIGERIA MUST GO ON. Concluding remarks at Homily of Sunday Mass, 29th October 2023 Church of the Assumption, Asokoro By +John Cardinal Onaiyekan (CON) Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja In conclusion, permit me to share a few reflections on the events of this past week. The Supreme court
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Liturgy/Pastoral Committee, a unit of the Pastoral Affairs Department, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), as part of its concerns of promoting catechetical evangelisation has published the maiden edition of her quarterly bulletin, titled: Liturgical Catechesis. In this first edition, the Liturgical Catechesis, which is designed to foster a
…as CSN community concludes October devotion Delivering his homily at the Mass to commemorate the end of the month of October devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, at the St. Gabriel Chaplaincy, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Society (PMS), Rev. Fr. Solomon Zaku, intimated all
By CSN Media A leading Nigerian prelate has said that Africans see Catholicism in the West as a “Church in decline,” while in Africa Christianity is flourishing because of a strong Biblical faith and traditional moral convictions. “The African understanding of Biblical authority, sex, marriage, and sin may strike Western liberals as backward and superstitious,”
