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The pastoral and spiritual needs of the people need to be prioritized in Priestly ministry, Bishop John Baptist Attakruh of Ghana’s Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese has said.
Members of the Association of Catholic Teachers (ACT) in Ghana’s Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong have pledged their support for the newly appointed Catholic Bishop for the Ghanaian Diocese.
The Holy Father has accepted the retirement of Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu from the pastoral care of the Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong in Ghana appointed Mons. John Opoku-Agyemang as his successor.
Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH) have urged the President of the West African nation to sign into law the new Bill that makes identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning plus (LGBTQ+) illegal in the country, with a prison sentence of up to three years for those found guilty.
To prepare for the Jubilee Year 2025, which Pope Francis announced on January 21, women and men Religious in the West African nation of Ghana are launching a crusade to advocate for environmental conservation in the country.
Lack of zeal among priests in Ghana is partly to blame for the country’s dwindling Catholic population, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana has said.
Local populations in Africa are not “adequately” benefiting from their natural resources that foreign entities venture into, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has said.
Participants in the seminar that the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) convened in Ghana’s capital, Accra, have advocated for the creation of a Continental Prayer Day aimed at bringing to the light particular challenges the people of God grapple with in their respective African countries.
The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has encouraged the people of God in Ghana to keep the flame of their independence alive for the dignity of all African people.
The National Chaplain of the Inter-Tertiary Institutions Catholic Charismatic Renewal (ITI-CCR) in Ghana has cautioned against hostile attitudes among some people of God in the West African nation, which he said has pushed others away from the Church.
The Africa Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF) has lauded lawmakers in Ghana for voting for the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021.
Lawmakers in Ghana have passed a new bill that makes identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning plus (LGBTQ+) illegal.
The Green Lent, an initiative of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA) in Ghana, aims to foster the care of the environment during the Lenten Season, CYNESA Coordinator has told ACI Africa in an interview.
Christian voters in Ghana must be prepared to take part in the country’s general elections scheduled for later this year, members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) have said.
Catholic Bishops in Ghana are calling on the people of God in the West African nation to join them in manifesting unity through the fostering of good relationships with God, others, and nature.
Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji of Ghana’s Keta Akatsi Diocese has called upon eligible Ghanaians to vote for leaders, who have the people’s interests at heart in the general elections slated for December 7.
The 2024 general elections in Ghana will be different from any other polls the country has had in the past, members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious in Ghana (CMSR-Gh) have warned and appealed to the people of God in the West African country to embark on prayers for the country to undergo a peaceful poll.
The Conference of Major Superiors of Religious -Ghana (CMSR-Gh) is rallying for support to end the illegal gold mining also locally referred to as Galamsey which the Religious say is contributing to environmental degradation in the West African country.
We need to rejoice with and honor people, who are “heroes” because of their positive impact on people’s lives, the homilist at the triple celebration of Mons. Alex Bobby Benson at Christ the King Parish of Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese has said.
The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has clarified that the blessing of same-sex marriages is not permissible in the West African country, noting that the Church does not even have the rites and prayers for such arrangements.