ACI Africa Correspondent, Ghana

Logos of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ), a German Development Agency and Caritas Ghana, the development and humanitarian agency of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC).

Caritas Ghana Rolls out $175,000 Project to Ease COVID-19 Burden

Catholic Bishops in Ghana, through their humanitarian wing, Caritas Ghana have embarked on a humanitarian project that will see vulnerable...

Catholic Educationists in Ghana Call for Control of Mission Schools amid Student Unrests

Following reported student unrests in some Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana, some Catholic educationists in the West African country...

Bro. Aaron Prosper Kuubagr, a Ghanaian Religious Psychologist of the St. Augustine Order, and the Northern Regional Representative of the Ghana Psychological Association launching the maiden Ghana Psychology Week Celebration in Tamale on August 10, 2020. / Francis Ekow Monnie

Ghanaian Religious Psychologist Concerned about “alarming” Mental Disorders amid Lockdown

A Religious Brother of the St. Augustine Order in Ghana has described statistics by the World Health Organization (WHO), which...

Bishop Dominic Yeboah Nyarko of Techiman Diocese in Ghana's Bono East Region with four priests he ordained at Kintampo on August 8, 2020.

Priestly Ministry “demands respect for oneself, Church”: Ghanaian Prelate at Ordination

The Bishop of Ghana’s Catholic Diocese of Techiman has, on the occasion of the ordination of four Deacons to the...

Samuel Zan Akologo, Executive Secretary of Caritas Ghana. / Caritas Ghana

Caritas Ghana Leads Interfaith Initiative to Fight Vigilantism ahead of General Elections

In preparation for the 2020 General Elections in Ghana, Caritas Ghana has embarked on the process of bringing Faith-Based Organizations...

A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Our lady of Fatima Grotto at Amakye-Bare in the Kumasi Archdiocese. / CAK (Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi) TV Ghana.

More Gains for the Church in Ghana as Archdiocese Plans Public Pilgrimage

With relaxed restrictions on public worship in Ghana and a further extension of the duration of worship in the West African...

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo during his 14th address to the nation on Sunday, July 26.

Ghana’s President Extends Public Worship Duration to Two Hours

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has extended the duration of public worship from one hour to two hours effective August 1,...

Archbishop Philip Naameh, President of the Ghana Catholic
Bishops’ Conference in a handshake with President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo during a visit of the Bishops to the President at the Seat of Government. / Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC)

Ghana’s Faith-Based Groups Have “kept country going” amid COVID-19 Crisis: Government

A government official in Ghana has, at a presentation in parliament, acknowledged with appreciation the role of faith-based organizations saying...

Fr. Dr. Emmanuel Mensah Boateng, first Medical Physician of the Kumasi Archdiocese who had just completed his Medical School at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana.

Ghanaian Cleric Inspired by Saints Cosmas and Damien Becomes First Doctor in His Diocese

Early this month, a priest in the Archdiocese of Kumasi in Ghana realized his childhood dream of becoming a medical...

Sr. Anthonia Orji, DSP, Education Officer and Manager of the Welfare, Empowerment Mobility (WEM) in Accra Archdiocese. / Rays of Hope WEM Centre

Meet Nigerian Nun Seeking to Break Chains of Child Labor in Ghana

At Welfare Empowerment Mobility (WEM) located in Ghana’s Archdiocese of Accra, young people from impoverished backgrounds who spent years of...

The Entrance to the Archbishop Porter Girls Schoo; at Takoradi.

Cleric in Ghana Calls for Intervention amid New Wave of COVID-19 Infections in Schools

Ghana is experiencing a new wave of COVID-19 infections, with cases among school going children on the rise, a situation...

Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr with Pope Francis in the Vatican.

Ghanaian Bishop Known for Service to Mentally Handicapped Appointed to Pontifical Council

A Ghanaian Bishop known for his love for people suffering from mental illness in the West African country has been...

Representatives of Faith-Based Groups at a Stakeholders’ Meeting on COVID-19 Response in the Greater Accra Region at the Christ the Kind Parish, Accra on July 2, 2020. / Global Newswatch Media and Communications

Faith-Based Groups in Ghana to Work with State Agencies in Fighting COVID-19 Stigma

With the rise in cases of the coronavirus and reports of stigmatization against people who have tested positive for the...

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

Leaders of various Christian groups in Ghana have petitioned the President of the West Africa country, Nana Akufo-Addo to reconsider...

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

As members of the Ghana Electoral Commission continue with the compilation of a new register of voters in anticipation of...

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

Members of a Catholic service organization have, on the occasion of the feast of their patron saint, donated Personal Protective...

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

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his appreciation for members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and other Church...

Caption: Members of the National Sacred Heart Confraternity during their 9th National Congress in the Konongo-Mampong Diocese in 2016. / National Sacred Heart Enthronement Centre, Accra

Make Devotion to Sacred Heart a Family Affair, Laity in Ghana Urge

On the occasion of Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus marked amid the heat of COVID-19, devotees across Ghana...

Bishop Frank Nubuasah of Botswana’s Diocese of Gaborone.

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

A Ghanaian-born Bishop ministering in Botswana has expressed concern that Ghanaians are risking COVID-19 contagion to organize expensive weddings and...

Some Ghanaians donating Blood to save lives.

Ghanaian Prelate Launches Blood Donation Campaign amid Continental Deficit

The outbreak of COVID-19 has seen a major plunge in blood reserves in many African countries with the numbers of...