SIGNIS Nigeria to host 2025 congress on Catholic media’s role in national transformation

by Catholic Trends

September 2, 2025

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SIGNIS Nigeria to host 2025 congress on Catholic media’s role in national transformation

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Abuja, Nigeria – Catholic communicators from across Nigeria are expected to converge in Abuja from September 3 to 5, 2025, for the third SIGNIS Nigeria Congress, a major gathering aimed at strengthening the Church’s communications apostolate in Nigeria.

The event, scheduled to take place at the Sisters of Divine Love Retreat Centre in Lugbe, will run under the theme “Communicating Hope and Change – Catholic Media’s Role in Shaping Nigeria’s Future.”

According to the organisers, the congress will serve as a vital forum for media professionals to sharpen their skills, reflect on their mission, and strategize for the future of Catholic communications. “It will also provide a platform for strategic deliberation and the election of new leadership to guide the association forward,” a statement shared with Catholic Trends said..

Expected to open the congress is Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Kaigama. A keynote address will be delivered by distinguished diplomat Ambassador Joe Keshi, while the Bishop Chairman of Communications and Bishop of Lafia, Most Rev. Dr. David Ajang, will lead a session on the future of Catholic communications in Nigeria.

Other highlights include goodwill messages from the President of SIGNIS World, Mrs. Helen Osman, and the President of SIGNIS Africa, Rev. Fr. Prof. Walter Ihejirika.

According to the statement, the congress is crucial for strengthening professional bonds and equipping our members to be more effective promoters of hope within Nigeria’s current socio-economic landscape.

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SIGNIS Nigeria, a member of the global SIGNIS network, brings together Catholic communications professionals including members of the Catholic Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (CAMPAN), the Catholic Artiste and Entertainers Association of Nigeria (CAEAN), diocesan communication directors, lecturers, and ICT experts.

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Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time

Letter to the Ephesians 3,2-12.

Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the... stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for your benefit,
(namely, that) the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier.
When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
which was not made known to human beings in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,
that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Of this I became a minister by the gift of God's grace that was granted me in accord with the exercise of his power.
To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,
and to bring to light (for all) what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things,
so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the principalities and authorities in the heavens.
This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,
in whom we have boldness of speech and confidence of access through faith in him.

Book of Isaiah 12,2-3.4bcd.5-6.

God indeed is my savior;
I am confident... and unafraid.
My strength and my courage is the LORD,
and he has been my savior.

With joy you will draw water
at the fountain of salvation.
Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name;
among the nations make known his deeds,
proclaim how exalted is his name.

Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement;
let this be known throughout all the earth.
Shout with exultation, O city of Zion,
for great in your midst
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Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 12,39-48.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Be sure of... this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come."
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Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.
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That servant who knew his master's will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely;
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