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Catholic Church in Nigeria

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi confers the pallium on Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Nigerian Archbishop Hails Outgoing Nuncio as “a great instrument of evangelization”

Aug 22, 2023

The outgoing Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria has fostered the spreading of the Gospel during his years of service in the West African nation, the Archbishop of Abuja has said. 

John Cardinal Onaiyekan (left) and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah (right) named in the list of 100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa award. Credit: Oyo Diocese/Sokoto Diocese

Nigerian Cardinal, Catholic Bishop among “100 Most Notable Peace ICONS, Africa”

Aug 21, 2023

Two Nigerian Catholic Prelates, John Cardinal Onaiyekan and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, have been listed among 100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa.

Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province. Credit: Ibadan Archdiocese

Brain Drain among Five Issues Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Ibadan Province Want Addressed

Aug 20, 2023

Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province (IEP) have highlighted five issues of concern in the West African nation, region, and continent that they want addressed, including the brain drain, which they have termed “hemorrhage”.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama during the 5th Pan African Catholic Charismatic Renewal Congress held in Abuja, Nigeria. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

At Pan African Charismatic Congress, Archbishop Emphasizes Power of Prayer for Africa

Aug 20, 2023

The “multidimensional challenges” that the people of God in Africa face can be tackled by prayer, accompanied by the practice of honesty, and hard work, the Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has said.

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Catechist among Six Killed as Fulani Herdsmen Lay Siege on Villages in Nigeria

Aug 17, 2023

A Catechist is among six people that were killed when armed Fulani herdsmen attacked several villages in Nigeria’s Benue State in reportedly targeted six-day attacks that ended on August 13.

Bishop Isaac Bundepuun Dugu of the Diocese of Katsina-Ala in Nigeria. Credit: AMORE Media

Nigeria’s Katsina-Ala Diocese to Launch Year of Youth on Feast of St. Jude Thaddeus

Aug 16, 2023

The Diocese of Katsina-Ala in Nigeria is set to launch the Year of the Youth on the Feast of St. Jude Thaddeus, scheduled for October 28.

Logo of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Credit: CAN

Muslim Leaders in Nigeria Faulted for Rejecting Governor’s Nominees on Religious Basis

Aug 16, 2023

Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Nigeria's Lagos State have faulted the Joint Muslim Forum (JMF) for rejecting the state governor's list of cabinet nominees citing underrepresentation.

Members of the Owerri Ecclesiastical Province (OWEP) in Nigeria. Credit: Archdiocese of Owerri/Facebook

Nigeria Can Still Rise from the Present Pains and Liabilities: Catholic Bishops

Aug 13, 2023

All is not lost for Nigeria which just came from the 2023 general election that was marred with irregularities and violence, Catholic Bishops in the West African country have said in their message to encourage the people of God in the country not to give up in the face of challenges.

Sections of maize plantations belonging to Christian farmers in Udei in Nigeria's Benue state recently destroyed by Fulani herdsmen. Credit Fr Jacob Igah

Parish Battered in Nigeria's Good Friday Massacres Welcomes Farmers on the Run

Aug 12, 2023

The Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Udei Parish of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has temporarily allocated parcels of land belonging to the Church to scores of families recently displaced by armed Fulani herdsmen.

A young man shot last month by Fulani herdsmen in Ukhol village, Benue state is rushed to hospital. Credit: Fr Jacob Igah

Three Killed as Fresh Attacks Rock Nigerian Village Targeted in Good Friday Massacres

Aug 11, 2023

Three people were killed on Thursday, August 10, by Fulani herdsmen who attacked Ngban, a village that was at the center of the Good Friday massacre by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Benue State.

Archbishop Djalwana Laurent Lompo of Niamey Archdiocese in Niger. Credit: Niamey Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop Declares Triduum Prayer, Day of Fasting for Peace in Niger

Aug 10, 2023

Archbishop Djalwana Laurent Lompo of Niamey Archdiocese in Niger has called for a triduum of prayer and a day of fasting for Niger following the July 27 announcement of a coup in the West African country. 

Members of the Owerri Ecclesiastical Province (OWEP) in Nigeria. Credit: Umuahia Diocese/Facebook

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Alarmed by Rise in Paganism among Youth

Aug 10, 2023

Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Owerri Ecclesiastical Province are concerned about the increasing rate of neo-paganism among the young people who are resorting to ritual ways of acquiring money.

Members of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) present their final communiqué to journalists in Abuja on 7 May 2022. Credit: ACI Africa

“Lives are at stake”, Bishops in West Africa Oppose Military Intervention in Niger

Aug 9, 2023

West African countries have been ravished by terrorism and cannot handle another bloodbath, Catholic Bishops in West Africa have said, and opposed any form of intervention in the Nigerian Coup that could lead to more deaths in the region.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah speaking at a high-level town hall meeting on the promotion of peace and security in the North-western Nigeria held in Sokoto Tuesday, August 8. Credit: The Kukah Centre

“Let us fight them together”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria on Persistent Insecurity

Aug 9, 2023

The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has called on citizens in the West African nation to unite forces in order to fight persistent insecurity.

Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network (NCN)

Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria to Represent Pope Francis in Poland in New Appointment

Aug 8, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi, currently Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria as his representative in the central European nation of Poland.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama administering the Sacrament of Confirmation at St. Augustine’s Pastoral Area, Pyape II of the Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop Blames Divisions in Nigeria on Ignorance of “God’s Word”

Aug 7, 2023

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has blamed the religious and ethnic divisions in the West African nation on the people’s bitterness and their failure to listen and act upon the Word of God.

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Learn from King Solomon: Catholic Archbishop Cautions Nigerian Leaders against Materialism

Aug 7, 2023

The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has challenged leaders in the West African country to learn from King Solomon in the Bible who, though a young leader, was deeply concerned about the well-being of the people he was governing.

John Cardinal Onaiyekan. Credit: Oyo Diocese/Facebook

Nigeria’s Current President Holding Office Temporarily: Cardinal

Aug 6, 2023

Nigeria will only have a president when the court listens to all election petitions and either confirms or revokes Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidency, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said.

John Cardinal Onaiyekan. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigerian Cardinal Urges Election Tribunals to Hasten Mandate for Country’s Unity

Aug 5, 2023

John Cardinal Onaiyekan of Nigeria is calling upon election tribunals working on the February and March poll petitions to speed up their assignments for the West African nation to regain unity.

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Prayer Appeal Sent for Missionary Priest, Seminarian Abducted from Nigerian Diocese

Aug 3, 2023

The Catholic Diocese of Minna in Nigeria has sent out a prayer appeal for the safe release of a Priest and seminarian reportedly abducted from the Diocese on Thursday, August 3.