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 Bishopsโ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)
FUNERAL MASS FOR FR. RAPHAEL ADEBAYO Today Thursday 12 January, 2023. 10am. Holy Cross Cathedral,
Remembering the victims in Ukraine, Pope Francis makes another heartfelt appeal for a ceasefire in the war-torn nation. By Vatican News staff writer At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis recalled that the faithful had just prayed to the Virgin Mary, as the city that bears her name, Mariupol, has “become a city
The Successor of Peter, who in recent years has prophetically warned of the Third World War already in the offing, follows in the footsteps of his predecessors and stands with the innocent, fighting evil with good. By Andrea Tornielli At the Angelus on Sunday, 13 March, the ninth anniversary of his election as Bishop of
10th World Meeting of Families: 7 catecheses and 7 short films that tell stories of sorrow, rebirth and faith. Promoted by the Diocese of Rome and the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, the reflections and films aim to provide preparation for the great event that will be held in Rome from 22 to 26
Pope Francis pays tribute and offers encouragement to members of the Italian League for the Fight against Tumours, who are marking their recent 100th anniversary in assisting cancer patients and their families. Vatican News staff writer Meeting with the members of the Italian League for the Fight against Tumours, Pope Francis paid tribute to their
A Dutch priest and two nuns from France and Italy are among ten new saints that Pope Francis will canonize on May 15, 2022, in the Vatican. By Vatican News staff reporter Pope Francis on Friday presided over an ordinary public consistory of cardinals to decide on the date of the canonization of Dutch Carmelite
In his greeting to the Polish faithful at the General Audience in the Vatican, the Pope thanks the people of Poland for their generosity towards people fleeing the war in Ukraine and asks all men and women of goodwill to be close to the population that is suffering the bombings and violence. By Linda Bordoni
A Holy See Press Office statement says Pope Francis will be travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan on an Apostolic Journey in July. By Vatican News staff writer The Holy See Press Office on Thursday announced that Pope Francis will be travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congoย (DRC)and South Sudan
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer! We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced? how much blood has been shed? how many lives have been shattered?
Pope Francis visited the parish of St. Crispin and celebrated Mass March 3, 2019. Lent is a good time to concentrate on fighting the urge to gossip about others and instead trying to correct oneโs own faults and defects, Pope Francis said.
VATICAN CITY, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The Vatican said on Monday it was ready to “facilitate dialogue” between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, and called for an immediate stop to the “military attack”. Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who ranks second only to the pope in the Vatican hierarchy, told Italian newspapers
