The weeklong Ad limina visit of the first batch of the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria under the aegis of CBCN comes to a happy conclusion.  At the closing Mass of this 2026 Ad Limina Apostolorum visit by the First Group of the Nigerian Bishops Conference at the Basilica of St John in Lateran, Rome under the Leadership of the Penultimate President of the Conference, Most Reverend Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, who is presently the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri the Bishops thank God for the gift of the communion and the unity, They thanked God for the love among them. The love they share with the universal Church. They prayed for the faith of John the Baptist, and the love of John the Evangelist. They prayed that the spirit of Christ Our Saviour and Redeemer may always be in them. Details of the news will come in subsequent edition of this Newsletter.

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Rev. Fr. George WC Nwachukwu

OWARCH NEWS AGENCY (OWANA) is an international Catholic news agency serving the Church in Owerri Ecclesiastical Province and the world at large. This online media outlet of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri whose Archbishop is the current President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria aims to serve as a tool for inter-Ecclesial Communion. Our primary goal is to boost the media visibility of the Church in Owerri Ecclesiastical province and beyond. You are called upon to join in this evangelization mission to the glory of God.

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