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Nigerian Catholic Bishop Calls for "serious renewal" among Clergy to Address Sexual Abuse Allegations

Nov 20, 2025

The Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called for “serious renewal” in the “clerical culture” in which members of the Clergy operate in order to address the allegations of sexual abuse in the Church. 

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“Resist get-rich-quick syndrome,” Catholic Archbishop Challenges Youths in Nigeria to Embrace Hard Work

Nov 17, 2025

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has called on youths in the West African nation to reject the rising culture of idleness, moral compromise, and the “get-rich-quick” mentality, urging them instead to embrace hard work, responsibility, and authentic Christian living.

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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.

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“Seedbeds of vocations”: Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria on Role of Families in Nurturing Vocations

Sep 1, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father in Nigeria has underscored the role of families in nurturing vocations to Priestly and Religious Life, describing families as the “domestic Church” where faith is first lived and passed on.

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Launched Youth Vocational Skill Centre in Nigerian Archdiocese to Foster “self-reliance, community development”

Aug 10, 2025

In a bid to combat youth unemployment and promote economic self-sufficiency, the  Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has launched a vocational training centre through its Justice Development and Peace Caritas Initiative (JDPCI).

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Nigerian Catholic Archdiocese Launches Inaugural Sign Language Initiative for Churches and Mosques

Aug 1, 2025

In response to the growing advocacy for inclusion of  people living with disability in places of worship, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has unveiled an initiative aimed at empowering people with hearing impairments within religious communities. 

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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. 

Terrorism, Bloodshed, Banditry Making “God weep for Nigeria”: Catholic Archbishop

Apr 18, 2025

The vices taking place in the West African nation of Nigeria have upset God to the extent that He is “weeping” for the country, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said. 

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

Holy Week an Invitation “to move from sin to grace, fear to faith”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria

Apr 11, 2025

As the Lenten Season draws to a close, ushering in the Holy Week and Easter, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Catholic Archdiocese has invited the people of God under his pastoral care to engage in a “deeper” personal reflection and “true repentance”.

“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.

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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 Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Worship Christ “in spirit, in truth”, Archbishop in Nigeria Cautions Catholics against “double standards of life”

Mar 3, 2025

The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has urged the people of God in the Archdiocese to worship Christ “in spirit and in truth”, and to shun all forms “demonic” practices, which he said would translate to “living double standards of life.”

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja

Lent 2025, Let’s Transform “from selfishness to self-giving, hatred to love, evil to good”: Nigerian Catholic Archbishop

Mar 2, 2025

As a time for sacrifice, penance, and deep reflection, this year’s Lenten Season provides an opportunity for self-transformation, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s 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.

“The cries of the poor are getting louder”: Archbishop in Nigeria Calls on Leaders to Prioritize Needs of the Vulnerable

Feb 18, 2025

The poor in the West African nation of Nigeria have been crying to have their basic human needs addressed unsuccessfully and the cries are now “getting louder” by the day, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.

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.