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Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo

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To Help America Achieve Healing, Trump Needs “more than the wisdom of Solomon”: Catholic Bishop in Africa

Nov 6, 2024

Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States of America (U.S.), will need “more than” Solomon’s wisdom to facilitate healing among Americans following what had been widely described as a closely contested election.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo

“Digital missionaries” in Africa Challenged to Proceed with Evangelization Efforts of Mission Sunday

Oct 24, 2024

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Oyo Catholic Diocese in Nigeria has called on the youth and “other digital inhabitants” to embrace digital evangelization, urging them to take over from the activities of this year’s World Mission Sunday.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo

“Let us be selfless in our giving for the missions”: Nigerian Catholic Bishop in Mission Sunday Message

Oct 20, 2024

On the occasion of this year’s World Mission Sunday marked on October 20, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Oyo Catholic Diocese has called on Catholics to embrace selflessness in their support for the Church's mission work

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria

Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary: Catholic Bishop Calls for "more" Sincerity in Addressing Corruption

Oct 2, 2024

On the occasion of Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Oyo Catholic Diocese has emphasized the need for sincerity in confronting the issue of corruption in the West African nation.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria

Catholics in Nigeria Urged to Improve on Communication to Quickly Fish Out People “masquerading” as Church Agents

Sep 10, 2024

People masquerading as Catholic Priests and other Church agents are having a field day in the West African nation of Nigeria owing to gaps in communication between Parishes, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.

Fr. Vitalis Anaehobi (left),  Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo (center), and Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama (right)

Why the Catholic Church in Nigeria Has Remained Firm amid “prosperity gospel” Influences on Priests

Sep 8, 2024

From the rising number of private ministries led by wayward Catholic Priests to abhorrent Liturgical abuses, many worrying developments are creeping into the Catholic Church in Nigeria, some of which now threaten the unity of the Church in Africa’s most populous nation.

ACI Africa’s 5th Anniversary: Keynote Speaker Invites EWTN to Support First-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa

Aug 10, 2024

The keynote speaker at the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Association for Catholic Information in Africa (ACI Africa) has invited the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) to collaborate with SIGNIS Africa, the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, in hosting the first-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa.

“Give people hope, be carriers of the good news”: Kenyan Bishop to Catholic Media at 5th Anniversary of ACI Africa

Aug 10, 2024

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, has called upon Catholic journalists and Christians to be bearers of the good news and to live out their faith by giving hope to others.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo

Restoring Ethics in Nigeria’s Education System among Benefits of Returning “taken over” Schools to Church: Bishop

Apr 26, 2024

There are multiple benefits in returning to the Catholic Church learning institutions that the government of Nigeria took over decades ago, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in the West African country has said.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo during the Eastertide press conference on 23 April 2024. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Warns of Rise in “youth moral decadence”, Calls for Multipronged Solutions, Ethical Guidance

Apr 25, 2024

The rise in the number of young people actively involved in vices is a cause of concern for the Nigerian society, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has warned.

Catholic Prelates Must “tread path of listening”: Archbishop on Ministry of Bishop in Mission of Church in Africa

Apr 19, 2024

Catholic Prelates cannot adequately fulfill their Episcopal Ministry if they ignore the virtue of listening, Archbishop Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye of Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi has said. 

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo with members of the Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo

“A worthy celebration”: Catholic Bishop at Start of Golden Jubilee of Nigeria’s Catholic Youth Organization

Apr 7, 2024

The legacy of the 50-year-old Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON), inaugurated in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo as the Catholic Youth Association, is worth celebrating, the Local Ordinary of Oyo Diocese has said.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Oyo Diocese in Nigeria during Vigil Mass on 30 March 2024. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo/Nigeria

Amid Bereavement, Deprivation in Nigeria, Catholic Bishop Urges “audacity of hope, making mood of Easter reach all”

Mar 30, 2024

In the West African nation of Nigeria, “not all” are able to experience joy, peace, compassion, and victory that are meant to characterize Easter, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.

Bishop Anselm Pendo Lawani of Nigeria's Ilorin Diocese. Credit: Lumen Christi TV

Newly Consecrated Bishop in Nigeria Urged to Preserve His “sheep from ravaging wolves”

Feb 3, 2024

The newly Consecrated Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Ilorin Diocese has been urged to prioritize the sustainability of the Christian faith of the people of God under his pastoral care, in the example and command of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo

In 2024, Let’s be “positive change” Agents: Nigerian Catholic Bishop in New Year Message

Dec 31, 2023

At the start of the New Year 2024, there is need for the people of God in Nigeria to take an active role in changing, for the better, the situation of their country individually and collectively.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

“I express my vote of confidence in you”: Bishop in Christmas Letter to Nigerian Youth

Dec 26, 2023

Nigerian youth have the potentiality to excel in life despite the myriad of challenges they face in the West African nation, the Catholic Bishop of the country’s Oyo Diocese has said. 

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Amid Strife, “world needs Christmas, not every year but every day”: Bishop in Nigeria

Dec 17, 2023

The contemporary world that is characterized by experiences of violent conflicts, multiple cases of injustice and all manner of suffering stands in need of the graces proper to Christmas, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria has said.

A poster announcing the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS). Credit Lagos Archdiocese

Africa Bishops’ Communication Committee to Mark 50 Years with Focus on “Synodal Church”

Nov 15, 2023

The planned Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS), an entity of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)  will be a moment to foster “a Synodal Church”.

The President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS), Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo with Catholic journalists in Africa during a  training on “Effective and Efficient Reporting Migrants and Refugees” that the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS Africa, organized in Uganda. Credit: Fr. Dieu-Donne Kofi Davor/SIGNIS Africa

Africa’s Communications Committee Jubilee Host Hopes Event Will Be “a resounding success”

Aug 27, 2023

The host of the planned Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) is optimistic that the four-day event scheduled to take place in November in Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese “shall be” a success.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyèse Badejo, President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) and Local ordinary of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Catholic Bishop Urges Media Practitioners in Africa to “promote family cohesion, harmony”

May 21, 2023

On the occasion of the 57th World Communications Day (WCD) 2023 marked Sunday, May 21, the leadership of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) has called on Christian media practitioners on the continent to foster “family cohesion and harmony” in their professional practice.