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.
The Catholic Diocese of Quelimane in Mozambique has been thrown into mourning following the shooting to death of their vocal and courageous Chief Shepherd, Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, IMC, in his residence by unidentified gunmen.
The Catholic Diocese of Ondo, South West Nigeria, has lauded the recent judgment that sentenced four terrorists to death for the 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, that resulted in the tragic loss of 41 lives, stressing that it represents justice for the victims.
