Thoughts on the Contributions of the Catholic Church to Human Development
and the Making of a Good Society in Nigeria
Delivered at St. Finbarrs College Auditorium, Akoka, Lagos on September 25th, 2026 by Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH, CON, Bishop, Diocese of Sokoto.
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Northwest Nigeria, Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, has been appointed a Member of the Council of the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development. This was conveyed in a letter addressed to Bishop Kukah by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. In the letter signed by the Vatican Secretary of State, Peter Cardinal Parolin, Bishop Kukah joins other prominent Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops from around the world in serving a five-year term on the Council.
MR. PRESIDENT: PLEASE BRING US DOWN FROM THIS CROSS
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto
Easter Message 2025
The ongoing retreat on the Synod on Synodality is progressing with call by the Holy Father Pope Francis to chat new ways of spreading evangelization.
Participants at the events among many people are the Archbishop of Abuja, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama and the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah.
16 July 2024
The Catholic Church in Nigeria warmly welcomes the new Apostolic Nuncio:
His Excellency, Archbishop Michael Francis CROTTY
Meeting with participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for the Clergy, the Pope emphasized formation, vocation, and the importance of the permanent diaconate.
By Adriana Masotti
Pope Francis met with participants in the Dicastery for the Clergy’s Plenary Assembly in the Vatican on Thursday morning, focusing on three main aspects: the ongoing formation of priests, the promotion of vocations, and the permanent diaconate.
The following is a previously unpublished essay from Pope emeritus Benedict XVI: On February 21 to 24, 2019, at the invitation of Pope Francis, the presidents of the world's bishops' conferences gathered at the Vatican to discuss the current crisis of the faith and of the Church; a crisis experienced throughout the world after shocking revelations of clerical abuse perpetrated against minors._<
Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Pope Francis canonized seven saints today, 14 October 2018, during the celebration of the Holy Mass for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time at the people-filled St. Peter’s Square. Two among these seven are close to the Claretians, St. Oscar Romero and St. Paul VI.
The Vatican has ordered the suspension of activities of the congregation of Apostles of Jesus, placing the society under a Pontifical Commission of inquiry.
