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,
‘Rekindle the flame of faith’ At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis says the Gospel provokes change and invites us to conversion, like a fire that warms us with God’s love, burning away our selfishness and moving us to share His love with others. By Vatican News staff writer Greeting pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for
Nicaragua: Police arrest another priest amid growing tensions As relations between the Nicaraguan Church and the Sandinista regime become increasingly strained, another priest has been reportedly arrested by the police. Fr Oscar Danilo Benavidez Tinoco, from the Diocese of Siuna, is been held in a detention centre in Managua, though the reason for his arrest
Ruffini: Connection alone is not enough to communicate Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, addresses this year’s SIGNIS World Congress in Seoul, recalling that “the only way to respond to the challenge of technology is not to think of it as an idol.” By Amedeo Lomonaco There are certain things technology
The BBC has now admitted that the HIV virus was in some of the Covid vaccines. We suppose this will come up in the International Criminal investigation going on right now as we reported about on January 19th. Is this why many countries are reporting a rise in HIV infections? Will countries roll out mass testing for
Worried by the economic woes in the country, the 36 governors will on Wednesday, 17th August, 2022, meet at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, to discuss the way forward. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Director, Media and Public Affairs of Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat, in a statement, on Tuesday, declared that the state
Fulani Bandits Attacking Catholic Priests To Grow Their Kidnap-For-Ransom Business – Rights Group Cry Out …Blames Presidency, Security Agencies Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Monday, slammed the Federal Government and security agencies over the rising kidnapping and killing of Catholic priests who are now endangered species as they
The Kukah Centre is organizing a webinar to discuss ‘The Persecution of Christians and Minority Groups in Northern Nigeria’ with the entire Christian community in Nigeria, the general public, and a consultant from the Religious Freedom Institute in the United States. The event is scheduled to take place on Monday, 15th August 2022 at 4:00
WATER RESOURCES BILL. WORST THAN RUGA . SAY NO TO IT . By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo. Fellow country men . Call your representatives in the National Assembly at the House of Representatives and Senate EVERY DAY . Email them Everyday. Send them text and WhatsApp messages EVERYDAY. Visit them EVERYDAY until they do the
Ukrainian President thanks Pope Francis for prayers in phone call Pope Francis speaks by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who thanked the Pope for his constant prayers as the nation endures ongoing aggression. By Andrea De Angelis A telephone conversation between Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took place on Friday, 12
Meet the first Cardinal of East Timor In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican News, meet Cardinal-elect Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili, who will become East Timor’s first Cardinal at the end of August. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Timor Leste, or East Timor, will receive its first red hat, with Pope Francis’ appointment of
