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Archbishop Philip Naameh, Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale and President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference.

Church Leaders in Ghana Petition for Increase of Public Mass Duration after Lockdown

Jul 2, 2020

Leaders of various Christian groups in Ghana have petitioned the President of the West Africa country, Nana Akufo-Addo to reconsider the government directive that church services be conducted within one hour.

Some Ghanaians going through formalities during the Electoral Commission’s Pilot Voters Registration Exercise which took place on June 2 and 3, 2020 in all 16 Regions across the Country. / Ghana's Electoral Commission

Ghanaian Bishop Issues Guidelines for Church Facilities in Ongoing Voters’ Registration

Jun 30, 2020

As members of the Ghana Electoral Commission continue with the compilation of a new register of voters in anticipation of the December election, the Bishop of Konongo-Mampong Diocese has issued a number of guidelines to be observed where church facilities within his jurisdiction are used in the exercise.

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of Accra receiving Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) from Major-General Peter Sangber-Dery, the Supreme Subordinate President of the Knights of St. John International in Ghana at a ceremony at the National Catholic Secretariat, Accra on June 23, 2020. / Department of Social Communications, NCS, Accra

Catholic Service Organization in Ghana Boost Bishops’ Fight against COVID-19

Jun 25, 2020

Members of a Catholic service organization have, on the occasion of the feast of their patron saint, donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Bishops in Ghana, to distributed to Catholic Health facilities around the country as part of the ongoing efforts in curbing COVID-19.

President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo with some members of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference during the 125th Anniversary climax Mass of Catholicism in Accra held at the Black Star Square in November 2018.

Ghana’s President Appreciates Church for Offering COVID-19 Isolation Centers

Jun 23, 2020

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his appreciation for members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and other Church institutions for offering their facilities to be used as COVID-19 isolation and treatment centers across the West African country.

Bishop Frank Nubuasah of Botswana’s Diocese of Gaborone.

Bishop in Botswana Concerned about “lavish celebrations” that Defy COVID-19 Measures

Jun 20, 2020

A Ghanaian-born Bishop ministering in Botswana has expressed concern that Ghanaians are risking COVID-19 contagion to organize expensive weddings and burial ceremonies in complete oblivion of the poor people that need help in the West African country.

Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle of cape Coast
Archdiocese in the Central Region of Ghana delivering an address  at a virtual Forum on COVID-19 and the March Towards Ghana
Beyond Aid: Turning Adversity into opportunity on Thursday, June 11, 2020 in Accra. / Ministry of Information.

Ghanaian Prelate Advocates for “transformed minds” to Keep Country off Foreign Aid

Jun 13, 2020

Following Ghana government’s policy to assess how the country can still pursue the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, a Prelate in the West African country says the renewal and transformation of the minds of Ghanaians will be essential to achieve this vision.

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

Additional Safety Guidelines for Public Liturgical Celebrations in Ghana Outlined

Jun 11, 2020

Following the easing of restrictions on public gatherings in Ghana, Catholic Bishops in the West African of Ghana have issued additional directives to guide various liturgical celebrations in a bid to contain the possible spread of COVID-19.

Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Parish at 3-Town Denu in the Keta-Akatsi Diocese seated at Mass on June 7 after three months of restrictions. / Cephas Afornu

Excitement as Catholics in Ghana Celebrate First Public Mass after Lockdown

Jun 10, 2020

The reopening of churches in Ghana after three months of suspension of public worship was marked with excitement as worshippers took part in Eucharistic celebrations in their respective parishes and prayer centers, albeit low attendance.

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

Bishops in Ghana Give Separate Dates for Resumption of Public Mass

Jun 6, 2020

Following the easing of the ban on public gatherings in Ghana, which the country’s President declared, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have announced the resumption of public Mass in their respective jurisdictions under strict safety guidelines, giving separate dates for inaugural liturgical gatherings.  

Religious Leaders at an annual Ecumenical Service in May 2018 at
the St. Theresa Catholic Church, Kaneshie, Accra.

Ghanaian President Calls for Prayers Ahead of Resumption of Public Worship

Jun 3, 2020

With Ghanaian institutions including schools and places of worship set to resume their public activities starting Friday, June 5, the country’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to religious leaders in the West African country to use their first day of worship to pray for the nation.

Archbishop Palmer-Buckle, Vice President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference receiving a donation from  Mrs. Asor Anyimadu-Antwi, on behalf of the  National Union of Past Students of Holy Child School. / Global Newswatch Media

Catholic Women Groups in Ghana Donate to COVID-19 Fund, A Response to Bishops’ Call

May 24, 2020

Two Catholic women groups in the West African nation of Ghana have, in separate ceremonies, donated to the National solidarity fund to help in the fight against COVID-19, responding to the appeal made by their Bishops in March.

Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle, Archbishop of Cape Coast, then Archbishop of Accra with Ghanaian Priests of the Society of Africa Missions (SMA) at the Queen of Peace Parish during the Feast Day celebrations of the SMA in 2017. / SMA Ghana

Pioneer Religious Order @140 in Ghana Seeks to "rekindle fire of faith"

May 20, 2020

At the celebration marking 140 years since the arrival of the first missionaries belonging to the Society of African Missions (SMA) in Ghana, members of the Society of Apostolic life in the west African country are looking at the moments as an opportunity to continue their evangelization mission and “rekindle the fire of faith.”

Religious Leaders at the Jubilee House during a Prayer Breakfast Meeting with the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (right) on March 20, 2020. / Ghana’s Presidency

Church Leaders in Ghana Propose Public Worship Guidelines, Anticipate Restrictions Easing

May 13, 2020

In anticipation of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Ghana, which would see the resumption of public worship, heads of the Ecumenical bodies in the West African nation have proposed guidelines to ensure the safety of worshipers when the churches are allowed to open.

Bishop Emmanuel Fianu, SVD of Ho Diocese in the Volta Region blessing the Oils at the Diocesan Chrism Mass on April 8, 2020 attended by only the Deans of the Diocese. / Diocesan Communications Office

Ghanaian Clergy Celebrate Postponed Chrism Mass with a Firm Call to Serve the Poor

May 12, 2020

A call to make the most vulnerable members of the society a priority especially during COVID-19 was the key message at the Chrism Mass celebration, which Ghana’s Archdiocese of Accra had postponed owing to the restrictions of the pandemic in the West African country.

Samuel Zan Akologo, Executive Secretary of Caritas Ghana with Staff explaining to slum dwellers of Old Fadama in Accra about the donation at a presentation ceremony at the Sacred Heart Parish at Derby Avenue, Accra., on May 2, 2020. / Caritas Ghana

Church in Ghana Donates Funds to Hundreds of Slum Dwellers after Demolitions

May 5, 2020

Mumuni Mohammed, a motorbike rider, is one of the over 800 people that were left homeless after fire razed down hundreds of ramshackle structures in Old Fadama slum on the fringes of Ghana’s capital city, Accra.  

Msgr. Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, newly appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana.

Polish-Born Prelate Appointed Papal Representative in Ghana

May 4, 2020

Pope Francis on Sunday, May 3 appointed Msgr. Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, a native of Poland who has been serving as nunciature counsellor, as his representative in Ghana.

Samuel Zan Akologo, Executive Secretary of Caritas Ghana, who oversaw the compilation and publication of a Report titled: "Making Ghana's Public Health Act Work for All" a publication by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference in December, 2014. / Damian Avevor

Is Ghana Paying for Ignoring Catholic Bishops’ 2014 Public Health Recommendations?

Apr 18, 2020

Key recommendations in a report that was drafted by the Catholic Bishops in Ghana on the country’s Public Health Act, among them provision of quality healthcare, is what Ghana needed to fight COVID-19 pandemic in the country, a Church official in the West African country has said.

The Sacrament of Penance (also commonly called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession) is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church.

“No sacraments on Internet”: Ghanaian Bishop on Confession amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Apr 4, 2020

As Catholics in many parts of the world keep away from gatherings including places of worship as a way to curb the spread of COVID-19, a Ghanaian Prelate has, in response to a question raised regarding Confession, explained why the Sacrament of Penance cannot be offered through electronic means.

Bishop Emmanuel Fianu, Episcopal Chairman of Health in Ghana (3rd from left) with Bishop Afrifah-Agyekum of Koforidua and other dignitaries at the launching of the 2020 World Day of the Sick and the opening of the St. Pauline Clinic at the National Catholic Secretariat, Accra on February 7, 2020. Extreme right is Fr. Lazarus Anondee, Secretary General of the National catholic Secretariat. / Damian Avevor.

Church in Ghana Appeals for Protective Gear to Aid Catholic Hospitals Battling COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020

As health facilities grapple with a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 and the increasing number of people infected with the disease, the Catholic Church in Ghana has launched an appeal inviting all Catholics to donate protective equipment and other medical supplies to support the 46 Hospitals and the 83 Clinics run by the Church under the National Catholic Health Service in the fight against the pandemic.

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Bishops in Zimbabwe “close all Catholic Churches for public services” Over COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020

With three confirmed COVID-19 cases and one related death in Zimbabwe, Catholic Bishops in the Southern African nation on Tuesday, March 24 resolved to close all Churches in the country, to facilitate “effective self-isolation for all.”