Kafanchan, 13 May, 2025 / 9:47 pm (ACI Africa).
The church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan was recently broken into and consecrated hosts in the tabernacle stolen, the Chancellor of the Nigerian Diocese has said.
In a statement shared with ACI Africa, Fr. Jacob Shanet expresses “deep sorrow and pastoral concern”, following what he describes as “a most grievous sacrilege committed against the Most Holy Eucharist”, and outlines the Local Ordinary’s directives for reparation.
“On Sunday, May 4, 2025, the tabernacle at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Unguwar Rimi, Bajju, was forcibly opened, and the Sacred Species was stolen,” Fr. Shanet laments in the Monday, May 12 statement.
He adds, “Such a wound to the Mystical Body of Christ calls for a united response of reparation and fervent intercession.”
The Chancellor of the Nigerian Diocese goes on to outline Bishop Julius Yakubu Kundi’s directive for reparation, saying, “All Priests of the Diocese of Kafanchan are to offer a Mass of Reparation on Friday, May 16, 2025.”
