Fr. Daniel Magaji writes, “I am glad to share this rich history and connection between Edinburgh and Bauchi. I am proud to be part of the Edinburgh mission. I thank God for this connection and pray it lasts.”
The First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which was held at the CSN Resource Centre, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja, 19 – 26 February 2026, has ended with a strong call for civil authorities to shun repressive and tyrannical tendencies based on the common good.
In this exclusive on-the-ground report, Advocatus Africa gathered that from January 2026 to February 2026, no fewer than 200 Christian girls were rescued from alleged forceful conversion to Islam in Bauchi State.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has elected new officers to pilot the affairs of the Conference at their first plenary holding at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), Abuja.
At least 10 people have been confirmed dead following coordinated attacks on communities in Plateau State, heightening fears of renewed violence along the troubled Barkin Ladi–Riyom corridor.
The Episcopal Conferences of the Americas have expressed their renewed commitments to walk together in a spirit of communion as one Church on pilgrimage throughout the region.
Delivering his homily at the opening Mass of the First Plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which held at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, St. Gabriel’s Chaplaincy, on 22 February 2026, Archbishop Kaigama disclosed that “The Church in Nigeria stands not on political favour or social or public approval, but on the superabundance of God’s grace.”
The President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, and his wife, Melania Trump, have urged Americans “to embrace a season of prayer, repentance, fasting, and spiritual renewal” in what commentators have described as “unprecedented,” “deeply religious,” and “sermon-like” press release in a secular Western culture.
This year, the Catholic Church in Scotland is firmly dedicating its Lenten campaign to the urgent need for clean water in the Horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia.
Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Mamza Dami, firmly rejects the recent Electoral Bill, insisting, “I will not vote if the transmission is not going to be done directly from the polling unit and in real time – I will not waste my time to go and vote. I will not! I will also discourage people from going to vote.”
