The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan in central Nigeria has condemned in strong terms the destruction of over 1,200 lives and 3500 poverty over 5 billion naira while advocating for lay participation in politics, holistic formation, and trauma management for victims.
A prominent Christian and official of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has been killed along with his wife and two children in targeted violence due to “his faith and community standing.”
Eulogies have been delivered following the death of Nigeria’s veteran broadcaster, Leo Keyen, the former chief of the VOA Hausa Service, who made a significant impact in broadcast journalism beyond Africa’s shores.
The Vatican has officially turned down a request from the German Bishops’ Conference to allow qualified laypeople, including women, to deliver the homily during Mass.
Following the massacre of 22 innocent people by suspected Fulani Ethnic Militia (FEM) in the Kawel Community, Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area, Plateau State, on the night of June 21, 2026, Nigeria’s outspoken cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, condemned the incident as a “tragic” and traumatic attack.
As part of fulfilling its Strategic Pastoral Plan, the Catholic Diocese of Shendam, central Nigeria, has officially begun stepping down what it termed “a Christian Living Correspondence Course for all Diocesan Catechists, youths, and children.”
His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, stands before us not simply as the immediate past Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, but as a father whose voice has formed consciences, whose courage has steadied the Church in difficult seasons, and whose ministry has reminded Nigeria that the Gospel is never meant to be kept safely inside the sacristy
In a fast-changing world, African scholars have called for a global Africa anchored on renewal, commitment and transformative change.
The Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Jos Province, Most Reverend Benjamin Argak Kwashi has been appointed and enthroned as the Archbishop of Chad under the Province of Alexandria, North Africa.
The Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese, Most Rev. Julius Yakubu Kundi, has congratulated a religious sister, Sarah Helena Ibrahim of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Beatitude (SOB), for breaking the ceiling as the first nun in her congregation to bag a Doctorate in Biblical Theology.
