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,
A former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor Attah (1999-2007), has voiced the concerns of many patriots by calling for a new Constitution, rather than the piecemeal reviews by the National Assembly since 1999, which have produced little meaningful change. As the 10th NASS embarks on yet another Constitution review, Attah’s advice resonates with Nigerians
-By Ruben Mario Brodrick Abuja, Nigeria – In a clear demonstration of its expanding global influence, the Catholic Church in Nigeria has dispatched 14 diocesan priests on missionary assignments spanning Africa, Europe, and the Americas. This move reinforces the Church’s commitment to worldwide evangelization. The commissioning Mass, led by His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Emeritus
Pope Leo XIV encourages the Augustinian Sisters Servants of Jesus and Mary, to be patient during difficulties, brave in their educational mission, and to persevere in following Christ. By Isabella H. de Carvalho “A culture without truth becomes a tool of the powerful”. Pope Leo XIV gave this consideration during a meeting with the Augustinian Sisters
Claret Theology House, Ibadan, Thursday, July 03, 2025. At 12:15, the President of the 7th Assembly of the Claretian Missionaries, West Nigeria Independent Delegation, VR Br Carlos Verga, CMF, who is also the Prefect of Youth and Vocations Ministry of the Claretian Congregation, announced the new Major Superior and members of the new Governing Council of the
SISTERS OF SACRED HEART OF JESUS (SSH) Celebrates 50. St. Paul Catholic Church, Airport Road, Benin City. Follow the celebration Online: 27 June, 2025. 10 am (WAT) FACEBOOK:: https://www.facebook.com/veritasbenin?mibextid=ZbWKwL YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/@catholicarchdioceseofbenin?feature=shared PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL.
By CSN Media The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) issued an important document on October 1, 2024, warning priests against engaging in partisan politics or assuming public office without proper ecclesiastical authorisation. The document is rooted in two key provisions of canon law and reflects the complex political landscape of Nigeria. The document cites
To all Catholic Priests in Nigeria On Clerics Actively Engaging in Partisan Politics Over the years, some priests in Nigeria, without the requisite authorisation from the competent ecclesiastical authority, have actively ventured into partisan politics or the exercise of public office. This situation has not only contravened the universal laws of the Church (cf. Canon
AN OPENING ADDRESS AT THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOSTRA AETATE DECLARATION, AT THE CATHOLIC SECRETARIAT OF NIGERIA ON 05 JUNE 2025 BY REV. FR. MICHAEL BANJO SECRETARY GENERAL On behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria and the entire Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, I warmly welcome you to this historic event commemorating the 60th
By Victoria Cardiel Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called on the faithful to “share the bread”— a sign of the gift of divine salvation — to “multiply hope and to proclaim the coming of God’s Kingdom” as he presided for the first time as pope over Mass for the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. On the feast
