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His Holiness, Pope Francis has appointed His Grace, Most Reverend Ignatius Ayau Kaigama the coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja. Pope Francis, represented by the Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Grace, Most Reverend Antonio Guido Filipazzi, made the announcement on Monday, the 11th day of March 2019 in Abuja during the opening ceremony of the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops

The Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa, an organ that unites all the Catholic Bishops in the 16 West African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinee Bissau, Guinee (Conakry), Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, held her 7th Standing Committee Meeting at the Centre CERAO pour la Pastoral et La Mission

The Regional Episcopal Commission of West Africa (RECOWA) working committee on Episcopal Commission for Mission, Pontifical Mission, Migrant and Refugee, Apostolate of the Sea and Tourism has concluded plans to proffer lasting solution to irregular migration in the West African sub-region. The body at a meeting in Kenema, Sierra-Leone, agreed to develop regular advocacy strategies by collaborating with ECOWAS/AU/EU/UN to

The RECOWA Episcopal Commission for Theology, Liturgy and Biblical Apostolate at its first committee meeting held in Abuja recently recommended to the Bishops in the West African region to encourage the reading and dissemination of magisterial documents, especially the papal encyclicals and exhortations. The Commission observed that many pastors are becoming indifferent to the traditional task of pastoral care. It