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Catholic Bishops in Ghana Fault Chief Justice Suspension, Say Move Triggered “widespread anxiety”

Jul 24, 2025

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have criticized the controversial suspension of the country’s Chief Justice in April, stating that the President’s decision has sparked “widespread public anxiety” across the West African nation.

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi addresses participants during the Sahel Peace Initiative (SPI) National Forum. Credit: Catholic Trends

“Things are getting worse”: Catholic Bishop in Ghana Demands Radical System Overhaul to Address Youth Unemployment

Jul 17, 2025

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has demanded that the government radically overhauls the country’s political and education systems to address the growing crisis of youth unemployment in the West African nation.

Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson. Credit: ACI Africa

Let’s Pursue “paths that lead to peace”: Vatican-based Cardinal to Ghanaians

Jul 9, 2025

To achieve lasting peace in all regions of Ghana, citizens must be willing to pursue a path that genuinely leads to peace, Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson has said.

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG). Credit: GCBC

Treat Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill “under the Certificate of Urgency”: Ghana’s Catholic Bishops, Christian Council to Legislators

Jun 22, 2025

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) have urged the country’s legislators to expedite the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQI+ Bill).

Catholic Bishops in Ghana with President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House in Accra on Friday, 23 May 2025. Credit: President of the Republic of Ghana

Catholic Bishops in Ghana Decry Loss of Thousands of Hectares of Land to Illegal Mining, Call for Action

May 26, 2025

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishop’s Conference (GCBC) have called for stringent measures against the ongoing illegal mining that is leading to loss of land in the West African nation.

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Over 100 African Youths to Participate in Planned Third Laudato Si’ Assembly in Ghana Targeting Young People

May 23, 2025

More than 100 young people from across Africa and beyond are expected to gather in the capital city of Ghana, Accra, for the Third Laudato Si’ Youth Assembly, aimed at celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, which the late Pontiff issued on 24 May 2015.

Offer Education to All, “especially the underprivileged”: Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana to Catholic School Leaders

Mar 14, 2025

The Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana, Archbishop Julien Kaboré, has encouraged the leadership of Catholic schools to consider offering education to all, who seek enrolment, “especially the underprivileged” in the West African nation.

Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu of Ghana’s Catholic Diocese of Ho. Credit: Catholic Trends

Ghana’s Catholic Bishops Decry “upsurge in social vices”, Church-State Partnership “non-compliance”

Feb 22, 2025

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) are decrying an “upsurge in social vices” and the reluctance or failure of some of the country’s government officials to honour the Church-State partnership.

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Young Catholics in Ghana Cautioned against Enticing Invitations to Join Freemasonry

Jan 30, 2025

Catholic youths in Ghana have been urged to embrace their “true purpose in Christ” and to reject the growing trend in the West African country to entice young people to join Freemasonry.

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana

“Grave Sin”: Catholics in Ghana Banned from Joining Freemasonry

Jan 27, 2025

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana has prohibited its members from joining Freemasonry, noting that the association contradicts the doctrines of the Catholic Church.

The General Manager of Catholic Schools in Ghana, Mr. Francis Batadjon. Credit: News Watch Ghana

Catholic Teachers in Ghana Urged to Uphold High Moral Standards to Counter “upsurge in social vices”

Jan 22, 2025

To counter the expanding atmosphere of social vices, Catholic teachers in Ghana have been challenged to be agents of positive change by upholding high moral standards in their roles as educators and mentors.

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Ghana’s Catholic Bishops Laud Security Task Force for “professional handling” Electioneering Period

Dec 22, 2024

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have lauded the country’s National Elections Security Task Force (NESTF) for demonstrating professionalism during the 2024 electioneering period in the country. 

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Ghana’s Catholic Bishops Urge “immediate cessation of all violent activities” after Elections

Dec 13, 2024

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) are calling for “immediate” end to post-election violent conflicts in the West African nation, which they describe as “wave of unrest” that has resulted in the loss of lives.”

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

“A generally successful election”: Ghana’s Catholic Bishops Commend Electoral Commission, Urge Stakeholder Dialogue

Dec 10, 2024

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have described the December 7 general elections as “generally successful”.

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Nuncio in Ghana Lauds Caritas Disaster Risk Management Workshop as “practical embodiment” of Safeguarding the Earth

Dec 7, 2024

The Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana has commended Caritas Ghana for organizing a Community-led disaster risk management workshop, describing the initiative as a “practical embodiment” of Pope Francis’ call to safeguard the planet.

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

“Engage responsibly in the electoral process”: Catholics in Ghana Told ahead of December 7 Polls

Dec 1, 2024

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have urged Catholics and all citizens of the West African country to engage responsibly in the country’s general elections scheduled for December 7, emphasizing the importance of peace, justice, and unity for any successful poll.

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Protracted Violent Conflict in Ghana’s Bawku Region Leaves Town “a pale shadow of itself”: Catholic Bishops

Nov 24, 2024

Protracted violence in Ghana’s region of Bawku has caused displacement of people and loss of human life and livelihoods for survivors among other negative effects, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have lamented.

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

What Catholic Bishops in Ghana are Proposing to Address Illegal Mining in Call “to a vocation of ecological citizenship”

Nov 20, 2024

Ghana’s Catholic Bishops have continued their September 11 call for synergy in the fight against illegal mining in the country. In a collective statement, they are appealing to the variety of stakeholders in the fight against illegal mining to play their respective roles to end the vice that is commonly referred to as Galamsey. 

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Amid Ghana’s Dwindling Catholic Population, Bishops Want “those experiencing a crisis of faith” Re-evangelized

Nov 19, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Ghana are advocating for re-evangelization in the West African nation targeting Catholics going through “crisis of faith” as well as non-Catholic keen “the Gospel message of salvation.”

Plenary Assembly of members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Key Focus of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Annual Plenary Assembly Deliberations

Nov 13, 2024

The Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is pervading deliberations of Ghana’s Catholic Bishops, who are meeting for their annual Plenary Assembly at St. Thomas Obuasi Social Centre of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Obuasi.