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,
In a historic partnership to further deepen the activities of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the Communications Directorate of Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has brokered a partnership with the Catholic Knighthood of St. John International (KSJI) on the production of a CBCN Annual Review Magazine. In a statement by the National Director
Pope Francis writes the foreword to a book by Italian journalist Francesco Antonio Grana who covers the Vatican, entitled “Jubilee of Hope.” The Pope writes: “I hope this time truly becomes an opportunity for conversion and for looking at one’s life in the light of the Gospel.” Vatican News The Holy Year and the Pope’s
At the midday Angelus on the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis encourages us to turn our gaze to heaven and to open our hearts to the Lord who carries our burdens and sustains us on our journey. By Thaddeus Jones Pope Francis led the customary Angelus prayer on this first Sunday of Advent and
Reflecting on the upcoming Christmas season, Pope Francis warns that if “desensitization and indifference to the horrors of war prevail, all of humanity is defeated.” By Kielce Gussie “I hope that the glimmer of peace that has emerged can lead to a ceasefire on all other fronts,” Pope Francis stated after praying the Angelus on
By PJ Usanga The Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called on its faithful to deepen their Catholic identity and spirituality amidst the challenges posed by secularism, individualism, and cultural imperialism. This call was made at the end of the 5th General Assembly of the Archdiocese, which took place from 28th to 30th November 2024 at
By Fr. Amos Okhueleigbe Catholic Institute of West Africa (CIWA), renowned for its intellectual and theological rigour, marked the official start of the 2024/2025 academic session with a dynamic orientation programme held across its Port Harcourt main campus and Obehie campus in Abia State. The two-day event, from November 28 to 29, 2024, saw students,
Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a young civil servant from the Democratic Republic of Congo, assassinated for opposing corruption, will be beatified. Vatican News As a young Congolese civil servant, Floribert had refused to give in to corruption and allow the importation of a shipment of bad rice from Rwanda. killed in hatred of the
“Share with gentleness the hope that is in your hearts” By Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh, CSN Pope Francis has announced the theme for next year’s, 2025, World Communication Day (WCD). The theme is, “Share with gentleness the hope that is in your hearts” (cf. 1Pt 3:15-16). With this theme for the the 59th WCD celebration, scheduled for
By CSN Media The Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala has launched a passionate appeal to well-meaning individuals, organizations, and institutions to support the construction of a permanent structure for Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary at Wever-Ngibo, Benue State. In an exclusive interview, the Catholic Bishop of Katsina-Ala Diocese, Most Rev Isaac Dugu, disclosed to CSN Media that
By CSN Media The Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty, has commiserated with the Catholic Bishop of Auchi, Most Rev. Gabriel Dunia, the Clergy and the entire Diocese of Auchi over the passing of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Oleghe, the oldest Catholic priest in Nigeria. In his condolence message, Archbishop Crotty expressed his