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ACI Africa Correspondent, Ghana

ACI Africa Correspondent, Ghana

Fr. Charles Chilufya, the Director of Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) based in Kenya and Ghanaian Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at the launch of the “silence the guns by 2020” Campaign at the Christ the King Parish in Accra, Ghana. / Arrupe Jesuit Institute

Jesuits Laud Ghana for “relative peace” At Launch of “silencing the guns” Campaign

Ghana is one of the most peaceful and stable countries in Africa that has kept true the spirit of its...

Map showing confirmed cases of Corona Virus around the world; an issue of concern to Bishops in Ghana.

Bishops in Ghana Advocate for Preventive Measures against Coronavirus

Informed by reports of the rapid spread of coronavirus around the world including Africa, the Catholic Bishops in Ghana have,...

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of Ghana's Accra Archdiocese.

“Why Ghana”, Prelate Queries Concerning Planned Gay and Lesbian Conference

Following the wide circulation of a poster publicizing a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community conference in Ghana’s...

Sheikh Armiyawo Shaibu, the spokesperson of the Office of the National Chief Imam launching the ETHICS Against Vigilantism projects at the Christ the King Parish, Accra February 28, 2020. / Kelvin Agboagye

Religious Groups in Ghana Champion for Youth Employment in Fight against Vigilantism

As eligible voters in Ghana prepare for the December 7 polls, an alliance of various religious groups in the West...

Fr. Andrew Campbell, Irish Divine Word Missionary Priest working in Ghana and helping cured Lepers with some volunteers distributing items to some cured lepers in Nkachina in the Yendi Diocese. At the Background is Archbishop Emeritus Gregory Ebo Kpiebaya of Tamale Archdiocese.

Missionary Priest in Ghana Praised as Unsung Hero in Fight Against Leprosy

Irish Divine Word Missionary Priest working in the West African nation of Ghana, Fr. Andrew Campbell, has been extolled as...

Logo Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC)

Shelve “swords of hatred, bitterness,” Bishops in Ghana Appeal in Lenten Pastoral Letter

The nurturing of peace and the shunning of “hatred, anger, bitterness, quarrels and killings” are key highlights in the Lenten...

Samuel Zan Akologo, Co-ordinator of the FAITH in Ghana Alliance with Wilson Raphael Arthur, the Ashanti Regional Director for the National Commission for Civic Education and Hajia Ayishetu Abdul-Kadiri, Chairperson of the FAITH in Ghana Alliance launching the Report on Lessons Learnt from I-SHAME Corruption project at the National Catholic Secretariat on February 20, 2020. / Caritas Ghana

Church Leaders in Ghana Spearhead Implementation of Anti-Graft Clubs in Schools

Catholics Bishops in Ghana have, in a bid to root out corruption in the West African country, spearheaded the implementation...

Catholic Groups in Ghana Condemn U.S.-based Journalist’s Insults against Bishops

Two Catholic lay groups in Ghana have, in separate statements, expressed displeasure in the contents of a viral video by Kevin...

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of Accra thanking former Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings for attending the 75th Anniversary celebration of the St. Paul parish at Kpehe in Accra on February 9, 2020. / Damian Avevor

“Back your prayer of words with actions,” Ghana’s Former President at Diamond Jubilee

At the climax celebration to mark 75 years since the establishment of a Church in Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese, the former...

Bishop Emmanuel Fianu, Episcopal Chairman of Health in Ghana (2nd from right) being supported by Tove Dengbol, Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Ibrahim Bakayoko, the Regional Manager, West and Central Africa of Novo Nordisk and Bishop Joseph Afrifah-Agyekum of Koforidua Diocese to cut the tape to commission the St. Pauline Clinic at the National Catholic Secretariat, Accra on February 7, 2020. / Damian Avevor.

Catholic-sponsored Clinic “dedicated to diabetic care” Launched in Ghana

As the universal Church marked the 28th World Day of the Sick February 11, the Catholic Church in Ghana through the...

Ghanaian Catholic Schools Hold Contest to Boost Performance in Science Subjects

With statistics from the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicating poor performance in Science and Mathematics subjects in the country, 21...

Fr. Lazarus Anondee, the Secretary General of the Accra-based National Catholic Secretariat (NCS), the Executive Arm of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC)

Church in Ghana Threatens to Campaign against Parties not Committed to Ending Vigilantism

As the West African nation of Ghana prepares for general elections in December, the Secretary General of the Accra-based National...

Members of Catholic Association of Media Practitioners, Ghana (CAMP-G) who were inaugurated as members of various Committees of the Ghana Journalists Association on February 5, 2020.

Ghanaian Top Catholic Journalists Appointed to National Body Ahead of December Poll

Veteran Catholic journalists with different communication expertise in Ghana are among members of the press selected to serve on various...

Participants in a Health Walk And Blood Donation Exercise Organized by the Catholic Archdiocese Of Accra.

Ghanaian Catholics Donate Blood Amid Looming Shortage

With alarming statistics indicating that one out of three Ghanaians will need blood to save their lives, a campaign that...

Some Catholic Health Professionals at the St. Maurice Parish, La, Accra during the commemoration of World Day of the Sick in 2019. / Damian Avevor

Catholic Health Professionals in Ghana: “ready to promote human dignity and Life”

As the universal Church prepares to mark the 28th World Day of the Sick on February 11, the Catholic Health Professionals...

Fr. Charles Boampong Sarfo Jnr., the new Assistant Secretary General of the National Catholic Secretariat celebrating Mass at the Chapel of the Secretariat in Accra. / Department of Social Communications, National Catholic Secretariat, Accra.

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...

Some of the faithful of the Our Lady of Lourdes Church at Tetekope in the Keta-Akatsi Diocese, Ghana during the launch of the Church’s 25th Anniversary on Sunday, January 12, 2020. / Cephas Afornu

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,...

Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle at 2018 Diaconate Ordination in Accra.

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...

Sr. Blewu with Bouquet and concelebrating Priests and Religious after the Thanksgiving Mass at the St. Joseph Quasi Parish at Alakple in the Keta-Akatsi Diocese on Sunday December 29 / Damian Avevor, Ghana

Young People in Ghana’s Keta-Akatsi Diocese Encouraged to Join Consecrated Life

In Ghana’s Keta-Akatsi diocese, during the feast of the Holy Family Sunday, December 29, young ladies were encouraged to aspire...

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie interacting with some Catholic Professionals at the climax of the 5 th Anniversary of the Catholic Professionals Guilds in Accra on December 17, 2019. / Damian Avevor

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...