Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH’s Public Lecture, “To Have and To Hold: Faith, Moral Authority, and the Care of Our Common Home,” delivered at the 24th S.L. Edu Foundation Lecture Series on January 30th, 2026, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Hall, 16, Yar’adua St. Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
A fire incident occurred this morning, February 1, 2026, at the Old Convent of St. Francis Parish in Mangu, where Frs. Peter Yilkora, Kamji Bunyock, and a seminarian were residing.
In its ongoing campaign against terrorist factions in the North-East, particularly the lethal Boko Haram insurgents, the Nigerian army has achieved significant victories through a recent night operation that resulted in the elimination of a high-ranking commander and several frontline members of the group.
The Kukah Centre has proudly announced that its founder and convener, the Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has been awarded the prestigious Courage in Leadership Award at The Sun Awards 2025.
St. Philomena Catholic Hospital, Benin City, South-South Nigeria, has denied ownership of disturbing footage, circulating on social media, falsely maligning the integrity of the medical facility.
The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna state, Northwestern Nigeria, has commenced special prayers following the desecration and stealing of sacred species at Saint Luke’s Catholic Church, Safio, Kaura Local Government Area of the state.
The US-Nigeria Joint Group recently held its inaugural meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, with the view to addressing violent extremist attacks and terrorism in Nigeria.
If holiness were measured by noise, Fr. Michael MCGRATH might have been overlooked. He did not arrive with thunder, slogans, or spiritual fireworks. He arrived instead with books under his arm, time in his pocket, a tennis racket in the boot of the car, and a Mass that was celebrated as though heaven itself had politely asked him not to rush.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Rev. Dominic Kimengich, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, as the Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mombasa, following an appointment letter dated 28 January 2026.
The Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Eastern Nigeria, has called on both religious, the consecrated life and lay faithful for a joint prayer over Igboland for surviving the horrific four-year civil war which started on 6 July 1967 and ended on 15 January 1970, as well as for unity, peace, and the security of the region.
