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,
At 9:30 a.m. this morning Pope Francis presided over the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. This is the full text of his homily: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (Lk 23:46). These were the final words spoken by the Lord on the cross; his last breath, as it
Vatican City: Former pope Benedict, a hero to Roman Catholic conservatives who shocked the world by resigning nearly a decade ago, will be given a final farewell on Thursday at a funeral presided over by his successor, Pope Francis. Benedict died at 95 on New Year’s Eve in a monastery within the Vatican gardens where he
(Msgr. John K. Aniagwu) “One more lesson that I believe we can learn from Pope Benedict is knowing when to quit. Pope Benedict shocked everyone when he decided to resign from the Papacy. But he was just being honest; honest to God, to the Church, and to himself. He knew that his physical and emotional
Catholic Bishop declines Governor’s award By Rachel Kogi, CSN The Catholic Bishop of Abakiliki Diocese, Most Rev. Peter Chukwu, has respectfully declined the honour of an award extended to him by the Ebonyi State Governor, His Excellency, Engr. Chief David Umahi. In a letter dated December 12, 2022, the Governor had notified Bishop Chukwu of
CSN and allied agencies set to hold 2023 retreat By Rachel Kogi & Vincent Nnadozie, CSN In line with the yearly culture of preparing for the working year at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), all the agencies of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) are set to hold a two-day retreat on January
From the JPIC Secretariat in Rome: a summary of the contribution of Pope Benedict XVI to the Church’s social teaching through the encyclicals Deus Caritas Est and Caritas in Veritate , encouraging all of us to implement these teachings. (Copied with slight edition from the SHCJ Leadership team in Rome) Please click below to view
The Community of Sant’Egidio has expressed great satisfaction with the decision by President Hakainde Hichilema of the Republic of Zambia to abolish the death penalty. President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia amending the law on the death penalty. President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia amending the law on the death penalty. The community of Sant’Egidio commends Zambian
Ahead of his funeral on Thursday, the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica, where the faithful can pay their final respects and to offer their prayers for the repose of the soul of the late Joseph Ratzinger. By Christopher Wells The mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Benedict
POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI (1927-2022) On the 2nd of December 2012, I saw and bought a book titled The Pope Who Quit. The book tells the story of a certain Italian hermit in the thirteenth century A.D., named Pietro di Morone (Peter of Morone). After the death of Pope Nicholas IV in 1292, the College
“Pope Benedict XVI lived and was Sustained by His Christian Faith” 1. In the First Reading, the book of Wisdom tells us that the souls of the righteous are in the hands of God. As we mourn the death of our beloved pope, scholar and pastor, this biblical text gives us hope. Like Joseph
