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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 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 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

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.

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.

Archbishop Gabriel ‘Leke Abegunrin (right) and Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Nigeria Currency Redesign “not interesting”, “causing untold hardship”: Catholic Prelates

Jan 29, 2023

Two Catholic Prelates in Nigeria have, on separate occasions, lamented the ongoing process of redesigning Nigeria’s currency, the Naira.

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

New Year 2023 Calls Nigerians “to diligence, change of heart”: Catholic Bishop

Jan 2, 2023

The New Year 2023 calls on Nigerians to exercise “diligence and a change of heart”, a Catholic Bishop in the West African nation has said.

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

“Invest in interfaith dialogue” for Value-Based Elections: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria

Dec 12, 2022

The Bishop of Oyo Diocese in Nigeria is calling on the government of the West African nation to “invest in interfaith dialogue” to ward off “unnecessary suspicion and animosity” during the electioneering period ahead of the February 2023 general elections.

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

Synod Inspires “new energy in Church’s pastoral communication” in Africa: Catholic Bishop

Nov 14, 2022

The ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality is inspiring a new “energy in the Church’s pastoral communication apostolate” across the African continent, a Catholic Bishop in Nigeria has said.

Blessing and Commissioning of the new theatre facility by His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus, Catholic Diocese of Abuja. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Lauds Muslim for Donating to Catholic Health Facility

Oct 20, 2022

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria has lauded a Muslim man in the country for donating an operating theatre to a hospital run by the Diocese, noting that the West African country needs more similar gestures of interfaith collaboration.

John Cardinal Onaiyekan speaking during his visit to St. Francis Catholic College in Nigeria’s Oyo Diocese on 13 October 2022. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Embrace Servant Leadership and “a lot will change”: Cardinal to Nigerian Political Actors

Oct 15, 2022

There is need for political actors in Nigeria to adopt servant leadership as lived by Jesus Christ, John Cardinal Onaiyekan of Nigeria has said.

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“Nigerians deserve a new burst of hope”: Bishop in Independence Anniversary Message

Sep 30, 2022

There is need for Nigerians to experience “a new burst of hope” as their country marks 62 years of independence on Saturday, October 1, a Catholic Bishop in the West African nation has said. 

Bishop Appeals for Prayers for Church’s Future in Africa as SECAM Plenary Gets Underway

Jul 26, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Africa who are meeting in Ghana’s capital, Accra, need to be supported by prayers as they deliberate on the Church on the continent and her future, the President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) has said.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Received an Award for excellent contribution to pastoral Communication in Africa. Credit: SIGNIS

Bishop Cautions Catholic Communicators in Africa against “disinformation ecosystem”

Jul 18, 2022

Catholic communicators in Africa have a duty to resist the influence of the contemporary propaganda networks that deliberately spread false information, the President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) has said.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo during the Funeral Mass for the victims of the Pentecost Sunday attack on St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish of Ondo Diocese in Nigeria. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“Refuse to be crushed by tragedy”: Nigerian Bishop at Funeral of Church Massacre Victims

Jun 17, 2022

At the Funeral Mass for the victims of the Pentecost Sunday attack on St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish of Ondo Diocese in Nigeria, a Catholic Bishop in the West African country has urged those affected by the June 5 tragedy to stand firm in their faith in the person of Jesus Christ. 

Bishop Emmanuel Badejo blesses the premises of Ave Maria Microfinance Bank in Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Recently Approved Diocesan Microfinance in Nigeria Set to Benefit Millions Financially

May 18, 2022

The proposed Ave Maria Microfinance Bank of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria that received approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to benefit millions in the Nigerian Episcopal See.

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

Violent Conflicts Across the Globe Stem from “unwillingness to listen”: Nigerian Bishop

May 17, 2022

In a reflection based on the Message of Pope Francis for the 2022 World Communications Day (WCD), the President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) has underscored the value of listening and blamed violent conflicts across the globe on the “unwillingness to listen and understand the other.”

Late Deborah Yakubu. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Let’s Work on “how to build a new Nigeria on blood of our martyrs”: Catholic Bishop

May 16, 2022

The stoning and murder of Deborah Yakubu and other people who have been killed in Nigeria because of their faith should provide a foundation upon which a country that embraces religious freedom can be rebuilt anew, a Catholic Bishop in the West African nation has said.