July 24, 2026
News Nigeria

NIGERIA AT 65: REBUILDING OUR NATION FROM THE FAMILY UP

By Rev. Fr. Michael A. BANJO Secretary General, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria stands at a crossroads. We rejoice in the gift of freedom, for self-determination is the dignity of every people. With the Psalmist, we declare: โ€œWhat great deeds the Lord worked for us, indeed we are gladโ€ (Psalm 126:3).

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Vatican announces theme for 60th World Day of Social Communications

โ€œPreserving human voices and facesโ€ is the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communication, which will be celebrated on 17 May 2026, the Sunday before Pentecost. By Christopher Wells and Isabella de Carvalho Pope Leo XIV has chosen โ€œPreserving human voices and facesโ€ as the theme for the 60th World Day of Social

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Jubilee of Catechists brings together pilgrims from 115 countries

The Jubilee of Catechists starts on Friday 26 September with more than twenty thousand pilgrims registered for the events and celebrations. Vatican News Catechists from around the world are gathering in Rome to celebrate the Jubilee of Catechists from 26 to 28 September. Over twenty thousand pilgrims from 115 countries are arriving in Rome from

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How canon law can reconcile โ€˜founding charismsโ€™ and problem founders

Sr Carino Hodder OP What is spiritual abuse, how do we recognize it, and how do we prevent it? These are questions of increasingly pressing importance to the contemporary Church, and in particular to her religious communities โ€“ places where, as successive investigations and media reports have made clear, the misuse of authority and manipulation

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Catechists: Architects of Hope in a Changing World

By Ruben Mario Brodrick Benin City, Nigeria โ€“ In a stirring address that celebrated the enduring mission of catechists, Reverend Father Gabriel Ujah Ejembi, a Jesuit priest and Parish Priest of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Benin City, delivered a powerful message at the Jubilee of Catechists, held on the feast day of St. Padre

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MATER ECCLESIAE MONASTERY CALLING YOU!

๐ŸŒธ Discover the Beauty of a Life with Christ ๐ŸŒธ Mater Ecclesiae Vocation Awareness Program Sangotedo, Lagos Are you a young woman between 17 and 40 years old searching for deeper meaning, clarity, and purpose in life? The Mater Ecclesiae Monastery invites you to step into a sacred space of peace, prayer, and discovery. โœจ

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CBCN and Nsukka Diocese Bid Final Farewell to Bishop Francis Okobo

In a solemn and deeply spiritual atmosphere, the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, on Tuesday, 23rd September 2025, laid to rest its beloved Bishop Emeritus, Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo, at the Cathedral Church of St. Theresa, Nsukka. The burial liturgy drew an overwhelming crowd, spilling far beyond the cathedral walls, a testimony to the

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Pope Leo urges Catholics to pray daily Rosary for Peace in October

Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to join in praying the Rosary every day during October to invoke Godโ€™s gift of peace, and announces a Rosary in St. Peterโ€™s Square on October 11 as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality. By Devin Watkins Catholics across the globe will unite to pray the Rosary for

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Bishops Demand Ban On GMO Foods

Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the federal and state governments to enact legislation prohibiting the production of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country, citing the need to safeguard the life and health. This was declared in a communiquรฉ released at the conclusion of the Second Plenary Meeting of the CBCN

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Catholic Bishops Warn Nigeria Risks Collapse, Call For Justice and Reform

The Catholic Bishopsโ€™ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned that Nigeria risks collapse if corruption, insecurity, poverty and poor governance are not urgently addressed. Rising from their Second Plenary Meeting in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, the bishops issued a communiquรฉ titled โ€œHope Does Not Disappoint: Working Together for a Just Nationโ€, urging Nigerians to

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