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Participants in the opening Mass for the 2nd Plenary of the National Association of Diocesan and Religious Directors of Communicators held at the Jubilee Hotel Retreat and Resort, Enerhen Effuru in Warri, Delta state on October 19, 2019 / Fr. Kuha Indyer, CSSp.

Catholic Journalists in Nigeria Urged to Practice Constructive Journalism, Tell Good News

Oct 23, 2019

Catholic journalists in Nigeria have been encouraged to practice a form of constructive journalism that communicates good news to the world as a means of promoting “positive self-esteem” in their country, which has been compromised by a tendency toward negative reporting.

Some members of the Nigerian Catholic Community in Ghana in front of St. Francis of Assisi statue donated to the Holy Family Parish at Mataheko, Accra, where they climaxed their Patron Saint Celebration on October 12, 2019 / Damian Avevor

Nigerian Catholic Community in Ghana Encourages Mutually Favorable Trade Terms

Oct 16, 2019

The Catholic Community of Nigerians living in Ghana has encouraged terms of trade that are mutually beneficial to the citizens of the two neighboring West African nations and acknowledged efforts made by the diplomatic service in ensuring that all disputes relating to business are speedily resolved amid legal controversies.

Catholic Leaders in Abuja and Jos Brainstorm on measures to end violence between  the Jukun and Tiv people / Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN)

“Stop atrocities unleashed on innocent people”: Catholic Leaders in Abuja and Jos, Nigeria

Oct 10, 2019

The violence between the Jukun and Tiv people in Nigeria’s Taraba and Benue State, within the Ecclesiastical Provinces of Abuja and Jos, has caught the attention of Church leaders in the region, necessitating a meeting to seek solutions to stop the conflict.

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja, Nigeria

Catholic Journalists in Nigeria Encouraged to Engage Social Media to Spread Gospel Values

Oct 8, 2019

At a time when the diffusion of Internet and digital gadgets globally and in Africa have contributed to the use of social media across the globe, Catholic journalists in Africa’s most populated country, Nigeria, have been encouraged to engage social media for evangelization, digital forums that can facilitate the passing on of gospel values with relative ease.

The awarding of the Catholic Star Newspaper supporters at Holy Ghost Parish, Makurdi, Nigeria / Fr. Kuha Indyer

Supporters of Catholic Star Newspaper in Nigeria Awarded

Sep 24, 2019

Various personalities who have been supporting a Catholic newspaper in Nigeria, The Catholic Star, were celebrated and awarded at an event last Friday where the publication was also recognized “the overall best Catholic newspaper in the country,” Nigerian Spiritan priest Fr. Kuha Indyer who was part of the event reported.

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“Offer free legal services to the poor,” Chaplain Tells Catholic lawyers in Nigeria

Sep 18, 2019

The need to provide legal services to people with limited means in society has been the highlight at the inauguration of the Karu Deanery chapter of the Catholic Lawyers Association of Nigeria (CLAN).

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari (right) and Jeff Radebe of South Africa

After Church Leaders Condemn Xenophobia, South Africa Reaches out to Affected Nations

Sep 17, 2019

Days after various Church leaders’ condemnation of attacks targeting foreigners from African countries in South Africa that has resulted in some African countries facilitating the repatriation of their respective citizens, the government (South Africa) has decided to reach out to the affected African nations in a bid to repair the damage and manage the crisis.

Priests of the Enugu diocese protested Offu's death. / Pixabay

Nigerian priests protest over murder of fellow cleric

Aug 17, 2019

Priests of southeastern Nigeria's Diocese of Enugu protested Friday government inaction in the face of widespread violence. Fr. Paul Offu, a priest of the diocese, had been murdered the previous day.