AFRICA/NIGERIA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

Thursday, 19 February 2026

NIGERIA

2026-02-19
Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies

2026-02-16
Nine children kidnapped from a Catholic church last week have been released

2026-02-13
Protest Rally: Priests from the Dioceses of Wukari and Jalingo denounce violence in Taraba State

2026-02-12
30 people, including a catechist and his pregnant wife, kidnapped in Kaduna State

2026-02-10
Nine Catholics kidnapped over the weekend in Nigeria

2026-02-09
Appeal from the Bishop of Kontagora: "Mr. President, a military base must be established immediately in the area where the children from the school in Papiri were kidnapped"

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 17, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Father Solomon Patrick Zaku, of the diocesan clergy of Maiduguri, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Nigeria for another five-year term (2025-2030) (see Fides, 4/7/2020). (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 19/2/2026)