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ACI Africa Correspondent, Ghana

ACI Africa Correspondent, 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?

Key recommendations in a report that was drafted by the Catholic Bishops in Ghana on the country’s Public Health Act,...

The Matthew 25 House at Koforidua which is giving care and support to persons with HIV and AIDS. / Matthew 25.

Matthew’s Gospel-Inspired Facility Reviving Hope among HIV Patients in Ghana

A HIV support and care organization named after a verse in the Gospel of Matthew is living up to its...

A child being administered the meningitis vaccine.

Catholic Medics in Ghana Decry Shift of Attention from Meningitis amid COVID-19 Fight

The recent outbreak of meningitis in Ghana, with over 30 reported deaths in three months, is a worrying situation in...

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie with Patrick Darko Missah during donation exercise at the Ghana prisons headquarters, Tuesday, April 7 2020.

Church in Ghana Lauded for Taking Fight against COVID -19 to Prisons

The Catholic Church in Ghana has been applauded for responding promptly to a special appeal from the Administration of the...

Former Ghanaian President, John Dramani Mahama, while addressing Hospital staff at donation of hospital equipment to fight the COVID-19, Saturday, April 4, 2020.

With COVID-19, “political, religious, social differences evaporated”: Ghana’s Ex-President

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and its toll on Ghana where 214 reported cases of the disease have been confirmed has...

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

As Catholics in many parts of the world keep away from gatherings including places of worship as a way to...

The traditional Palm Sunday Procession will be omitted in most churches across the globe as a preventive measure prescribed by the Church to avoid the spread of COVID-19

Church in Ghana to Skip Palm Sunday Procession in New COVID-19 Directive

With rising number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the West African nation of Ghana, Catholic Bishops in the country...

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

As health facilities grapple with a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19...

A Poster announcing the National Day of Prayer and Fasting in Ghana.

Ghanaians Anchor National Prayer and Fasting Day on Thanksgiving and Repentance

Christians and Muslims in the West African nation of Ghana observed a day of prayer and fasting Wednesday, March 25...

: Peter Cardinal Appiah Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery of Promoting Integral Hunan Development with some members of the Ghana Catholic Ecclesiastical Union. / GCEU

Ghanaian Clergy, Religious, Seminarians in Rome Take “precautionary measures to stay safe”

With Italy ranked the world’s worst-hit country by COVID-19, the clergy, religious and seminarians who are natives of Ghana and...

Live Broadcast of Private Mass Gaining Traction in Ghana amid COVID-19

The practice of live streaming private celebrations of the Holy Eucharist by members of the clergy in the West African...

Ghanaians will, on Wednesday, March 25, being the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, observe a National Day of Prayer and fasting, seeking God’s intervention over COVID-19.

Ghana Declares Solemnity of Annunciation National Day of Prayer over COVID-19

Ghanaians will, on Wednesday, March 25, observe a National Day of Prayer and fasting, seeking God’s intervention over COVID-19 following...

In the wake of the closure of schools in Ghana, an e-learning platform has been rolled out to facilitate remote teaching and learning of students in the West African country.

Ghana Rolls out E-learning Platform for High School Students amid Closure of Schools

In a bid to ensure that junior and senior high school students do not stay idle at home in the...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with Religious Leaders at Breakfast Prayer Meeting, Accra, Thursday, March 19. / Presidency of the Republic of Ghana

Ghana Seeks Divine Intervention amid COVID-19, President Hosts Breakfast Prayer Meeting

As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19 with at least 34 countries in Africa declaring cases of the disease,...

Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong

Ghanaian Cleric Suggests Change of Easter Date amid Calls for Online Church Services

Following a presidential directive to suspend all public religious activities in Ghana for four weeks in a bid to contain...

Logo Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP)

Vincentians in Africa Challenged to Value “effective communication” as Leaders

National leaders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) from English speaking African countries have been challenged to...

The three Grand Finale contestants with Archbishop Kwofie, Episcopal Chairman of Education in Ghana, Priests and dignitaries at the maiden Science and Maths Brain Battle Quiz for Catholic Schools in Accra on March 15, 2020. / Damian Avevor

Striking Innovations Steal Show at Ghana’s Catholic Schools Competition

The maiden edition of the Brain Battle Mathematics and Science Quiz for Catholic Basic and Junior High Schools (JHS) in...

Archbishop Emeritus Peter Kwasi Sarpong during his Episcopal Golden Jubilee Mass at the St. Peter’s Minor Basilica at Kumasi on Sunday, march 8, 2020. / Communications Office, Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese.

Church in Ghana Celebrates Longest Serving Archbishop-turned-Author

Catholic Bishops in Ghana have, in a collective goodwill message, lauded Archbishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong, Emeritus of Kumasi in Southern...

Women of the Young Christian Workers Movement at the 2020 International Women’s Day Celebration at the Christ the King Parish on Sunday March 8, 2020. 3rd right is Nana Oye Lithur, Gender Activists and Human Rights Lawyer. / Damian Avevor

Gender Empowerment is Answer to End Corruption in Ghana, Human Rights Lawyer Says

As Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, a Catholic gender...

Resource Persons and Participants at the first ever international Church Management Training Workshop for Ghanaian Financial Administrators from various Archdioceses and Dioceses, Representatives of Religious Congregations and some Lay Leaders from February 25 to 28, 2020. / DEPSOCOM, NCS, ACCRA

Ghana Clerics Urged to be “open, transparent, accountable” in Managing Church Resources

Financial Administrators from various Church institutions in the West African nation of Ghana have, in a four-day recent workshop, been...