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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Report by: Bartholomew Ughulu, Volunteer at Migrants and Refugees Unit, CSN, Abuja From 8 February 2026, the Catholic Church in Nigeria joined the universal Church in commemorating the Feast day of Saint Josephine Bakhita, observed as the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Trafficking in Persons, with activities across dioceses nationwide. The observance under
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN It was a deeply moving and faith-filled liturgical celebration on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, as the Catholic Diocese of Warri bid a final farewell to its Bishop Emeritus, Most Rev. John Okeoghene Afareha. The incumbent Local Ordinary, Most Rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, described his predecessor as a pillar of
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh The people of God in Warri Diocese, led by their Chief Shepherd, Most Rev. Anthony Ovayero Ewherido, gathered in their numbers for the Funeral Mass of their Bishop Emeritus, Most Rev. John Okeoghene Afareha, at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Warri, on Tuesday 10 February, 2026. The Chief Celebrant at the solemn
By Fr Michael Nsikak Umoh As the Catholic Diocese of Warri entered a period of deep mourning and prayer, Most Rev. Donatus Ogun, the Bishop of Uromi Diocese, delivered a stirring homily to begin the final burial rites for the late Bishop John Okeoghene Afareha. In a sermon at the Vigil Mass in the Sacred
By Olivier Bonnel and Valerio Palombaro At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV expresses “sorrow and concern” over the latest wave of deadly attacks in Nigeria, which have claimed dozens of lives, and expresses his hope that authorities will “continue to work with determination to ensure the safety and protection of the life of
”After years of repeated complaints and unfulfilled promises, violence persists unchecked, leaving more communities devastated and citizens weary of empty condolences.” “This renewed cycle of mass violence has turned our country into a field of grief.
The Cry of the Innocent Stop this Slaughterhouse in Nigeria!
The Migrants and Refugees Unit of Uyo Diocese recently visited Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom to carry out pastoral and medical outreach to refugees. The intervention, a one-day event which took place 13 January, 2026, was done in furtherance of the Unit’s mandate and mission to provide pastoral care to migrants
Joint IJP SECAM Statement, February 2, 2026
By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh “They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.” (Nehemiah 8:8) In my early years as a minor seminarian, I laboured under the impression that homilies were destined to be complex, abstract, and