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“God does not need shedding of blood,” Catholic Archbishop Decries Religious Violence in Nigeria

Nov 10, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria's Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has condemned the ongoing wave of religious-based violence in the West African nation, saying that God does not demand bloodshed or the cruel killing of innocent people.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigeria’s Catholic Youths Urged to Rediscover Faith, Reject Social Vices, “become agents of peace”

Oct 29, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has challenged young people in the West African nation to renew their faith, embrace moral discipline, and play active roles in promoting peace and national transformation.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

No to Coloured Shoes for Catholic Priests during Church Celebrations in Nigeria as Archbishop Decries Liturgical Abuses

Sep 2, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has decried Liturgical abuses in his Metropolitan See, cautioning Priests under his care against wearing coloured shoes and trousers while celebrating Church events.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria's Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

“Our hearts are heavy”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Concerned about Increase in IDP Camps amid Terrorist Attacks

Sep 2, 2025

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called for an end to “the incessant killings”, terrorism, and banditry in the West African nation, noting that camps for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country have increased owing to insecurity.

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Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Cautions against Excessive Fundraising in Church

Jul 29, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has cautioned against subjecting the people of God in the country to numerous taxes, warning that excessive fundraising is driving people from the Church.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Newly Ordained Salesian Priests in Nigeria Cautioned against “clericalism, commercialism, pride”

Jul 21, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja has cautioned nine members of the Salesians of Don Bosco whom he ordained Priests, against the dangers of clericalism, commercialism, and the growing influence of the prosperity gospel within Priestly ministry in Nigeria.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Serve with “hands of Martha” and “heart of Mary”, Catholic Priests and Religious in Nigeria Told

Jul 21, 2025

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called upon Priests and the Religious in the country to always seek to balance between work and their spiritual closeness with God.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

Church's Role Must Go Beyond Worship, Nigerian Catholic Archbishop Says, Urges Outreach to Poor, Afflicted

Jul 14, 2025

The people of God need to go beyond participating in worship and combine the life of devotion to that of reaching out to the needy as exemplified in the Gospel story of the Good Samaritan, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja has said. 

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Catholic Charismatic Renewal Members in Nigerian Archdiocese Cautioned against Championing “own ministry, church”

Jun 26, 2025

Members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria (CCRN) in the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja have been cautioned against championing a personal ministry in what would be breaking away from the Catholic Church.

John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop emeritus of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja during a panel discussion at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Religious Freedom Advocacy Risks “being poetic”, Nigerian Cardinal Warns, Urges Good Governance

Jun 19, 2025

Advocacy for religious freedom in Africa risks becoming merely “poetic” unless good governance is realized across the continent, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said.

“Unacceptable, criminal and sinful”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Condemns Killing of 16 in Edo State

Apr 6, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has weighed in on the March 28 killing of 16 individuals in Uromi, Edo State.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja Dedicates 2025 Lenten Campaign towards “multipurpose centre” to House Youths

Mar 17, 2025

The 2025 Lenten Campaign collections in the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria will go towards the building of a “multipurpose centre” to house members of the country’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

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“A new Nigeria is possible”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Calls for Fervent Prayers to End Oppression

Mar 10, 2025

All is not lost for Nigeria, where economic hardships, insecurity, corruption, and social divisions have been on the rise, the Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Nigeria’s Catholics Challenged to Embrace “radical forgiveness” amid Provocation from Other Faiths

Feb 27, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja has challenged Catholics in the West African nation to extend “radical forgiveness” to those who seek to provoke them by criticizing their faith.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

“You are not forgotten”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Calls for Hope amid Economic Challenges

Feb 4, 2025

Amid challenges like harsh economic situation and poverty in Nigeria, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has urged the people of God in the West African nation to remain hopeful in Christ.

Fr. Moses Jimbili. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigerian Catholic Parish Determined to Remain Charitable after Tragic Stampede at Food Distribution Joint

Jan 18, 2025

The deadly stampede during last year’s annual food distribution exercise at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja will not dampen the spirit of the parish in reaching out to the needy, the Priest in charge of the parish has said.

Bishop Bertram Johannes Meier of the Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in Germany. Credit: ACI Africa

German Catholic Bishop Encourages Nigerians to Foster Works of Mercy, “to put smiles in the faces of the poor”

Jan 16, 2025

The recent deadly stampede during food distribution in the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja that claimed the lives of 10 beneficiaries of St. Vincent de Paul Society's food-sharing initiative in the Nigerian Metropolitan See should not discourage Nigerians from engaging in works of mercy.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

Let’s Speak “language of collaboration rather than blame”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria on Ending Hunger, Saving Lives

Jan 14, 2025

The Local Ordinary of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese in Nigeria has appealed to the government of the West African country to work with the Church in ensuring that no one dies of hunger in the country.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Days after 10 Die in Food Distribution Stampede in Nigeria, Archbishop Urges Collective Action to End Hunger

Jan 2, 2025

Days after the tragic stampede during the food distribution event that claimed the lives of 10 people in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, the Local Ordinary has called for collective action to address the challenge of food in the West African nation. 

Fr. Ambrose Anene, Parish Priest of  Archangels Durumi-Gaduwa Parish in Nigeria's Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Salesian Priest Attributes Progress of Initiatives at Nigerian Catholic Parish to Devotion to Mary Help of Christians

Dec 11, 2024

The Parish Priest of Archangels Durumi-Gaduwa Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has attributed progress in infrastructural initiatives at the Nigerian Parish to the intercession of Mary Help of Christians.