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Jalingo Diocese

Bishop Charles Michael Hammawa of Nigeria's Jalingo Diocese. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Urges Christians “to actively participate in politics”

Apr 5, 2022

Christians in Nigeria need to refute the notion that politics is a “dirty game” and participate actively in the politics for good governance, the Catholic of Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese has said.

A poster of the meeting of representatives of Catholics from different ethnic communities in Taraba State, Jalingo Diocese. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Avoid Turning “into ethnic champions”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria to Religious Leaders

Mar 29, 2022

The Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese in Nigeria has told Catholic Priests and other religious leaders to keep off prejudices and narratives that may cause divisions among the people of God in what would turn them “into ethnic champions.” 

Fr. Idris Moses Gwanube, ordained to the Priesthood on February 25 after he converted from Islam to Catholicism. Credit: Fr. Idris Moses Gwanube

Nigerian Priest Recalls Journey to Priesthood after Converting from Islam to Catholicism

Mar 15, 2022

A Catholic Priest recently ordained in Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese has, in an interview with ACI Africa, recalled his journey to the Priesthood after he converted from Islam to Catholicism.

Entrance to Jalingo Taraba State capital. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Special Prayers for Peace in Nigeria’s Taraba State “our missionary duty”: Catholic Bishop

Nov 23, 2021

The prayer sessions organized in Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese for peace in Taraba State is part of the missionary responsibility of the faithful, the Local Ordinary of the Episcopal See has said.

Bishop Charles Michael Hammawa of Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese/ Credit: Courtesy Photo

“Growing insecurity in Nigeria worrisome, needs to be urgently addressed”: Catholic Bishop

Jul 10, 2021

A Catholic Bishop in Nigeria has described the challenge of insecurity in the West African nation as “enormous” and “worrisome” and called for urgent action “to defeat the forces of evil” in the country.

Fr. Ephraim N. Sani, Chairman of NCDPA reading the Press Release, Wednesday, June 17, 2020. / Catholic Broadcast Commission of Nigeria (FB).

Our State “almost suffocated by crises”, Clerics in Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese Decry

Jun 17, 2020

The Clergy of Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese within the territory of Taraba State have, in a collective statement, bemoaned multiple cases of violence in their pastoral jurisdiction and called on all parties in conflict to “give peace a chance” and save the State from suffocation under insecurity-related crises.