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,
Pope Leo today highlighted yet again the “immense suffering” of the more than two million Palestinians in Gaza, and called on those responsible for the peace negotiations now underway to reach a ceasefire, the release of hostages, and an end to the war “as soon as possible.” He also expressed concern at “the rise of
By Francis Emmanuel Nwankwo The Catholic community of St. Patrick’s Parish, Gidan Mai Kambu, in Malumfashi Deanery, came alive on Sunday as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina, Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Mamman Musa, paid his first pastoral visit to the parish since the abduction incident that once shook the peaceful village. The
At the Jubilee Audience of Migrants and the Missionary World, the Pope recalls St. Clare of Assisi as a model of courageous Gospel living. By Linda Bordoni At the Jubilee Audience in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, Pope Leo XIV reflected on the meaning of Christian hope, inviting the faithful to make courageous choices rooted
Pope Leo XIV tells Daughters of St. Paul their work is precious to the Church and to the world, and invites them to look to the zeal of Saint Paul, “to his tireless joy in proclaiming Christ.” By Deborah Castellano Lubov “To proclaim and spread the Word, dedicating one’s life to the cause of
Pope Leo addresses participants in an international conference on climate justice and reflects on Pope Francis’ landmark ecological encyclical Laudato Si, noting that when the time comes, God will ask us if we cared for our common home. By Francesca Merlo On Wednesday afternoon, marking the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, Pope Leo
It was a day of deep sorrow for the Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku as the faithful gathered on Monday, September 29, 2025, at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, Okpanam, for the funeral Mass of Late Emmanuel Chukwuekwu Ojeah. Until his passing on Sunday, September 14, 2025, during a soccer game, Ojeah was a second-year
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: “What great deeds the Lord worked for us, indeed we are glad” (Psalm 126:3).
“Preserving human voices and faces” 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 “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the 60th World Day of Social
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
