Christmas Message of the CBCN President

By Paul Udokang (Rabbi) There are people who think faith and science live on opposite sides of the universe. Then there are people like our priest, who calmly walks into the sanctuary with a Bible in one hand and an electrical circuit diagram in the other, proving that heaven clearly has good wiring. We grew

By: Rev Fr Alphonsus Terseer Utume (Coordinator, Migrants and Refugees Unit) The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, through the offices of Foundation for Justice and Peace and Migrants and Refugees Unit, recently marked the World Day of the Poor with a special solidarity visit to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Mega Camp along Gbajimba Road,

Today, our hearts are filled with gratitude as we lift our eyes to God in thanksgiving for the gift of Rev. Fr. Eddie Hartnett, SMA, a missionary priest whose life has been quietly, faithfully, and generously poured out for the people of God—especially in the Archdiocese of Lagos where he served for almost fifty remarkable

CAN PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release _December 17, 2025_ *CAN Faults “Dirty Christmas” Movie Title* 1. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is deeply troubled by the title of the movie A Very Dirty Christmas, which it considers offensive and disrespectful to the Christian faith. 2. Christmas is a sacred season that marks the birth

The Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) have renewed an urgent appeal to the global community to intervene in the abduction of learners and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri. They said that 165 people, including children as young as five, have now spent four weeks in captivity following their

By PJ Usanga, CSN Media Staff of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) and agencies of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have concluded the 2025 work year with a Thanksgiving Mass held at the St. Gabriel Chaplaincy of the CSN, ahead of the Christmas break. The Mass, celebrated on Wednesday, 17 December 2025,