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“Trafficking of fake drugs, hidden side of failing health system in Africa”: A Reflection
Some days after African leaders and stakeholders in the health industry met in Togo for a summit to counter the trafficking of fake drugs in the world’s second largest continent, an African missionary priest ministering in the West African country is of the opinion that for the initiative to succeed, reform of the health system in Africa is necessary.
Cleric Appointed at Ghana’s Catholic Secretariat “willing to offer expertise” in Liturgy
The newly appointed official at the headquarters of the Catholic Bishops’ conference, the National Catholic Secretariat (NCS) has identified the conference’s commission for liturgy as an important focus for his apostolate and expressed the desire to work toward enhancing the celebration of sacraments.
Evangelization “not a matter of free choice, a responsibility of all”: Ghanaian Cleric
At the launch of celebrations to mark 25 years since the establishment of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tetekope in Ghana’s Keta-Akatsi diocese, Church leaders have encouraged Christians to take up the task of evangelizing as a mandate of all the baptized who are followers of Christ.
Serve “in simplicity, humility, charity,” Newly Ordained Deacons in Ghana Told
In recent celebrations of the ordination of deacons in the West African nation of Ghana, candidates to the diaconate have been encouraged by their Local Ordinaries to take up the role of service as critical to their ministry and to do so with the right approach.
Catholic Professionals in Ghana Encouraged to Make Their Church Presence Count
Over five decades since the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council, which called for an active involvement of the laity in the apostolic life of the Church, Catholic professionals in Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese have been encouraged to heed that call by sharing their expertise within the context of the Church and making visible their presence.
Challenges of Migrants among Issues Addressed in Ghana Bishops’ Christmas Message
As the world prepares to celebrate the mystery of the incarnation, God becoming man, and the events that followed thereafter, Bishops in the West African nation of Ghana have, in their Christmas message, used the example of the Holy Family fleeing to Egypt to seek refuge to highlight the challenges migrants go through and termed as “unchristian and unacceptable any acts of discrimination, stereotyping and physical attacks” against those seeking refuge.
Celebrate Christmas by Encountering “abandoned, marginalized, forgotten”: Ghanaian Prelate
During the December 11 maiden forum of discussion bringing together religious and secular leaders in Ghana termed “Conversations in the Cathedral,” the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, John Bonaventure Kwofie used the opportunity of the Advent Season to invite Christians in the West African nation to be mindful of the needy in society.
“Pray for Peace and Unity in Ghana”, President Appeals to Catholics at Golden Jubilee
At the conclusion of yearlong celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Ghana’s Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi Sunday, December 8, the country’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo appealed to Catholics to pray for him and the West African nation to have lasting “peace and unity, progress and prosperity.”
Society of African Missions @140 in Ghana, Signifying “a point of maturity”
As missionaries belonging to the Society of African Missions (SMA) in Ghana launched, Sunday, December 8, their yearlong celebration to mark 140 years since the arrival of their first members in the West African nation and the official unveiling of the new SMA-Ghana Province, previously a Regional circumscription, leaders in the Society of Apostolic Life have expressed their joy and termed it a moment for the members of the congregation to reflect on their missionary work.
Accra Archdiocese to Host Ghana’s President for Maiden “Conversations in the Cathedral”
Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese is set to host a number of secular and religious leaders in the country Wednesday, December 11 to discuss issues of common concern to the West African nation at an event dubbed “Conversations in the Cathedral” to be graced by the country’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Heads of Catholics Institutions in Ghana Want “discipline, dialogue” Prioritized
The Association of Catholic Heads of Higher Institutions (ACHHI) in Ghana, at its 39th Annual National Conference, has expressed the need to prioritize discipline in the system of education in the West African nation and urged stakeholders in the education sector to, alongside discipline, promote dialogue in addressing students’ concerns.
Ghana’s Catholic Population Decline Requires “fisherman model of evangelization”: Bishop
While the Catholic population in the world’s second largest continent, Africa, continues to grow a Bishop in the West African nation of Ghana has raised concerns over the declining number of Catholics in his country, describing the phenomenon as a challenge that seems to indicate that pastoral agents “are not reaching all corners of our country” and that requires the application of the “Shepherd’s approach and the Fisherman’s model of evangelization”
Decision to Postpone December 17 Referendum in Ghana “good news,” Bishop Says
Following the December 1 decision by Ghana’s president to call off the referendum scheduled for December 17 in which Ghanaians were to vote on whether to allow or deny Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) participate in local elections based on party affiliations, Catholic Bishops in the West African country have reacted to the move, terming the decision “good news.”
Planned Bookfair in Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese to Create Missionary Awareness
In an effort to intensify the evangelization mission of the Church after last month’s celebration of Extraordinary Missionary Month (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis announced, the newly-created Mission Office of Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese has organized a bookfair aimed at creating missionary awareness.
“Help make life easier for those suffering,” Ghanaian Archbishop on World Day of the Poor
As the Church marked the third World Day of the Poor initiated by Pope Francis through his Apostolic Letter, ‘Misericordia et Misera’, delegates of a charitable and devotional group of Catholic men, women and children in the West African country of Ghana have been encouraged to reach out to the poor in their immediate surroundings, including the sick and suffering who are struggling to keep hope alive.
In Ghana, “Comprehensive Sexuality Education will not see the light of day”: Bishops
While the controversy-ridden International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) was concluding in Kenya’s capital Nairobi with 11 States issuing a joint statement faulting the organizers of manipulating the process leading to and content of the Nairobi Summit to suit pro-choice agenda, Catholic Bishops in the West African country of Ghana were deliberating, among other matters, one of the controversial and divisive issues in the Nairobi meeting: “Comprehensive Sexuality Education and LGBTQ.”
Bishops in Ghana Petition President for Catholic University Charter
At a recent courtesy visit to their country’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, Catholic Bishops in Ghana presented a petition requesting for the Presidential Charter to the Catholic University College of Ghana (CUCG) located in Fiapre within the Sunyani Diocese.
Bishops’ Chair Appeals for “healthy collaboration among” Pastoral Agents in Ghana
At the opening of the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Ghana, the President of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), Archbishop Philip Naameh appealed for a collaborative ministry that would see various pastoral agents including Bishops, priests, women and men religious, catechists, among others, cooperate in witnessing to Gospel values in a manner that can contribute to overcoming the challenges facing the Church in the West African nation.
Ghana’s December Referendum “not receiving enough attention,” Archbishop Says
As Ghana prepares for a constitutional referendum scheduled for December 17 aimed at amending Article 55 (3) of the West African nation’s 1992 constitution, the Local Ordinary of Tamale, Archbishop Philip Naameh is concerned that not much is being done to publicize the event and create awareness about the “important national exercise.”
“Evangelization impossible without financial resources”: Church Leader in Ghana Says
Following the conclusion of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) commissioned by Pope Francis, a Church leader in Ghana has appealed to Catholics to renew their commitment in supporting the Universal Solidarity Fund arguing that it is not possible to evangelize without financial resources.
