ENUGU DIOCESE CELEBRSTES BISHOP GBUJI AT 50 YEARS A BISHOP By Chikezie Ogbonna In a grand celebration that echoed with the resonance of half a century of devoted service, the Enugu Diocese gathered today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Emene, to honor the 50th Episcopal Anniversary of the Emeritus Bishop, Most Rev. Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji.

Pope Francis pens the introduction for his new book entitled “Christmas at the Nativity”, which features various texts by the Pope on the Nativity scene and has been released in English, Italian, French, and Portuguese. By Vatican News The Italian version of a book by Pope Francis was released on Tuesday 21 November, entitled “Il

…as CSN Church and Society department holds 2023 AGM By CSN Media The Episcopal Chairman of Church and Society, Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has disclosed that the persistent poverty, inequality, corruption, poor learning environments, poor education, insecurity, banditry, kidnappings, and terrorism at all levels, have left the average

By PJ Usanga In a communique issued at the 15th annual National Conference of the Association of Papal Knights and Medalists in Nigeria (APKMN), and signed by the National President, Rt. Hon. Dame Esther Uduehi and Secretary, Vrenzak James Dawap, the Papal honorees and awardees, sued for the protection of the rights, and security of

Addressing Bishops, Priests, Religious, Lay faithful, experts and professionals in church communications, who converged at the Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos for the opening Mass to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the Pan-African Bishops Committee on Communications (CEPACS), the Prefect, Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See, Dr Paolo Ruffini called on them

Message to people of God in occasion of CEPACS Golden Jubilee Assembly Dr Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See Holy Cross Cathedral, Lagos (NIGERIA), 19th November 2023 at 10.30   Your Eminences, Your Excellencies, Dear brothers and sisters,   I’m really grateful to God to be here with you this

1. To aid the deceased on their pathway to heaven: Catholics believe that prayers can help the deceased purify their souls and reach heaven. By praying for the dead, Catholics hope to expedite their entry into heaven and alleviate any suffering they may be experiencing in purgatory. 2. To demonstrate the belief in the communion

…as Bible scholars concludes 16th annual conference in Abuja By CSN Media As the tenure of Sr. Prof. Theresa Okure, (SHCJ) led executive committee of the Catholic Biblical Association of Nigeria (CABAN), gradually comes to an end, the Bible scholars and experts in Nigeria, as part of activities for their 16th annual conference, again elected

By David Okpashi The Catholic Bishop of Katsina-Ala Diocese of  Benue State, Most Rev. Isaac Bundepuun Dugu,  on Saturday admonished Catholic Priests to shun materialism and focus  on winning souls for God. The Bishop who decried the  lifestyle of most clergies added that the attitude of most clergies was  impacting negatively on the way and