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ACI Africa Correspondent, Ghana

ACI Africa Correspondent, Ghana

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, John Bonaventure Kwofie, convener of "Conversations in the Cathedral", a forum bringing together secular and religious leaders to discuss issues of common concern in Ghana

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...

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie, Archbishop of Accra and Apostolic Administrator of the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese in a handshake with President Nana Akufo-Addo to welcome him to the Golden Jubilee Mass at the Star of the Sea Cathedral, Takoradi on Sunday, December 8, 2019. / Sekondi-Takoradi Communications Office.

“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...

A Poster of "Conversations in the Cathedral" which Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese is set to host Wednesday, December 11, 2019 / Damian Avevor

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...

Bishop Joseph Afrifah-Agyekum of Koforidua Diocese alongside members of Association of Catholic Heads of Higher Institutions (ACHHI) in Ghana.

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...

Bishop Matthew Gyamfi addressing participants of the 18th Biennial Plenary Assembly of the Tamale Ecclesiastical Province Pastoral Conference (TEPPCON) in Tamale. / Francis Monnie

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...

Representation of Ghana's referendum question. The poll was called off on Sunday, December 1, to be rescheduled at a later date.

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...

Msgr. Pavol Talapka, Charge d’Affaires, Apostolic Nunciature in Ghana and Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie with the 21 Papal Awardees who were conferred on November 30, 2019 at the Our Lady Star of the Sea Cathedral at Takoradi. / Sekondi-Takoradi Communications Office, Ghana

21 Catholics in Ghana Receive Papal Honors for “dedicated, extraordinary service”

At the ongoing Golden Jubilee celebrations of Ghana’s Sekondi-Takoradi diocese, Pope Francis has recognized 21 Catholics with honors for their...

Sisters of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Divine Redeemer (HDR) posing with some of the Books they presented to Fr. Patrick Tindana, Director of Mission of Office of the Accra Archdiocese at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, Accra, Ghana / Mission Office, Accra Archdiocese

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),...

Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie, Apostolic Administrator of the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese congratulating Dame Theresa Arkhurst after her installation as the 8th National President of the St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Society at the Star of the Sea Cathedral at Takoradi on November 17, 2019. / Damian Avevor

“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...

Some of the Catholic Bishops in Ghana at the opening of 2019 Plenary Assembly in Cape Coast on November 11, 2019 / Catholic Digest

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...

A section of Bishops in Ghana at the opening of 2019 Plenary Assembly in Cape Coast on November 11, 2019 / Catholic Digest

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),...

Priests and Religious at the Accra Archdiocesan Climax of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Legon, Accra, October 30 2019. In the background is Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of Accra / Damian Avevor, Ghana

“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...

Panelists at the second edition of Faith in the Public Sphere in Accra, Ghana October 29, 2019. / Damian Avevor, Ghana

Striking Professionals in Ghana Told to “Think of common good”

Against the backdrop of a strike involving members of Ghana’s Technical Universities Teachers Association (TUTAG) and Technical Universities Administrators Association...

Bishop Anthony Adanuty, Founder of St. Catherine Girls Senior High and Bishop Gabriel Kumordji of Keta-Akatsi with Dignitaries at the decade celebration at Agbakope on October 19, 2019. Extreme right is Madam Benedicta Tenni Seidu, the Director of Girls’ Education Unit at the Ghana Education Service. / Damian Avevor

Ghana’s Development “inextricably tied to girl-child education”: Catholic Educationist

Despite significant strides by the West African nation of Ghana in realizing Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human...

Delegates of the Association of Catholic Teachers in Ghana at Torve in the Keta-Akatsi Diocese, Volta Region, Ghana on October 14, 2019 / Damian Avevor

Catholic Teachers in Ghana Join Bishops in Resisting Comprehensive Sexuality Education

Weeks after Catholic Bishops in Ghana expressed their opposition to the proposed Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) describing it as “a...

Archbishop Naameh, President of the Ghana catholic Bishops’ Conference with Former Ghana President John Mahama at the National Catholic Secretariat in Accra, September 23, 2019 / Damian Avevor, Ghana

“Speak out against the negative happenings,” Former Ghana President Tells Bishops

Catholic Bishops in Ghana have been encouraged to practice their prophetic role in society by speaking against evil and being...