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Ghanaian Catholic Bishop Hopeful Maiden Rosary Congress Inspires Return to Foundations of Faith

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi
Nicholas Waigwa

By Nicholas Waigwa

Accra, 01 November, 2025 / 11:55 pm (ACI Africa).

Bishop Peter Kwaku Atuahene of the Catholic Diocese of Goaso in Ghana has expressed optimism that the inaugural Rosary Congress of the Metropolitan See of Kumasi will inspire the people of God to rediscover the foundations of the Catholic faith.

In his homily on Friday, October 31 – the second day of the maiden Rosary Congress of the Ghanaian Metropolitan See, which comprises the Archdiocese of Kumasi and its Suffragan Dioceses of Goaso, Konongo-Mampong, Obuasi, Sunyani, and Techiman – Bishop Kwaku lamented that some Catholics “still do not appreciate” the power of praying the Holy Rosary.

“Unfortunately, there are some Catholics who still do not appreciate this powerful form of prayer,” he said during the event at St. Peter Cathedral Basilica and Jubilee Park in Kumasi.

Bishop Kwaku emphasized the value of praying the Holy Rosary, describing it as “one of the prayers of the Church, which has led so many people to God and has saved so many lives.”

The 69-year-old Ghanaian Catholic Church leader said he expects the three-day event “to help us return to the basics of our faith by returning to the rosary through meditation of the Gospels and saying this prayer together with our families, in groups, and wherever we find ourselves.”

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He added, “I pray that this congress will help each and every one of us to become ambassadors of the recitation of the Holy Rosary, which will indeed help us to be closer to our God through the intercession of our Blessed Mother.”

“This will make us what the Lord wants us to be as Catholics,” said Bishop Kwaku in his homily at the three-day event that the Kumasi Metropolitan See hosted in partnership with the  Global Rosary Network under the theme “Consecrating Ghana to the Blessed Trinity Through Devotion to the Holy Rosary.”

He thanked the founder of the Global Rosary Network, Fr. David Obeng Paintsil and his colleagues for promoting the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“I want to thank Fr. Paintsil for taking this apostolate and his colleagues. We will not leave this to them alone. All of us must become missionaries of the recitation of the Rosary,” the Local Ordinary of Goaso since his Episcopal Consecration in January 1998 said at the spiritual event set to conclude on Saturday, November 1. 

Fr. Paintsil, a Ghanaian-born member of the Clergy of Ghana’s Cape Coast Catholic Archdiocese currently serving in the Diocese of Davenport in Iowa, USA, is also the founder of “Behold Thy Mother Ministry,” an initiative that, together with the Global Rosary Network, promotes Marian devotion through digital media.

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The Rosary Congress tradition began in Poland in 1979 as a continuous chain of Eucharistic Adoration and Rosary prayer for peace and renewal in the Church.

It spread to the United States, where the second Congress took place in 1988. Rosary Congresses are organized to foster Marian devotion, intercede for peace, and deepen the spiritual life of the faithful.

Ghana held its very first Rosary Congress on October 9 in the Catholic Archdiocese of Tamale, bringing over 5000 people to the spiritual event, which Fr. Paintsil described it as a “grace-filled” encounter with Mother Mary.

Nicholas Waigwa

Nicholas Waigwa is a Kenyan multimedia journalist and broadcast technician with a professional background in creating engaging news stories and broadcasting content across multiple media platforms. He is passionate about the media apostolate and Catholic Church communication.

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