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FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
The Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, has called on all Catholics to embrace their divine calling as missionaries and to take an active role in spreading the Gospel through prayer, generosity, and witnessing. The bishop made this call during his homily at the Mass for World Mission Sunday held at
By Emma Eko, CSN Media The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) have announced preparations for the celebration of this year’s World Mission Sunday, which will be marked globally on Sunday, October 19, 2025. The National celebration will take place at the St. Gabriel Chaplaincy, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Durumi-Abuja. World Mission Sunday, instituted by Pope Pius
The Catholic Bishop of Lafia Diocese, David Ajang, on Thursday ordained five new priests with a call on them to be humble and live simple lives in the service of God and humanity. Ajang while performing the ordination ceremony at the Saint Williams Cathedral, Lafia, Nasarawa State, charged the new priests to be totally committed
With the passing of Bishops Ayo-Maria Atoyebi (Ilorin), Francis Okobo (Nsukka), and now Michael Fagun (Ekiti), the Catholic Church in Nigeria has, in this year alone, watched with a mix of gratitude and nostalgia as a remarkable generation of bishops takes a final bow. These were men who directly succeeded the missionaries and, in many
By Rev. Fr. Moses P. Sade “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” — Matthew 12:34 “There is power in the tongue — life and death are in its power.” — Proverbs 18:21 Introduction In an age where social media dominates our conversations, this reflection calls us back to the sacredness of
The Order of Saint Augustine and the Vatican Publishing House (LEV) announce the publication of a new book entitled “Free Under Grace: Writings and Meditations 2001-2013,” which gathers writings of Pope Leo XIV during his time as Prior General of the Augustinian Order. By Vatican News On the occasion of the Frankfurt Book Fair opening
By Fr. Dr. Okhueleigbe Osemhantie Amos With profound sadness, yet with hearts lifted in solemn reverence, the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti bows her head in humble surrender and radiant gratitude as she announces the passing of a colossus in faith, a patriarch of the Church in Nigeria, and a shepherd after God’s own heart —
By Emma Eko, CSN Media The Catholic community in Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the passing of the Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti, Most Rev. Michael Olatunji Fagun, who died at the age of 90. Bishop Fagun, the pioneer bishop of the Diocese of Ekiti, was widely revered for his
In a video message, Pope Leo XIV calls on every Catholic parish to take part in World Mission Sunday, 19 October, recalling how the generosity that day concretely enables and sustains the good work of missionaries worldwide, as he saw firsthand while serving in Peru. By Deborah Castellano Lubov “I urge every Catholic parish in
