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Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

What Catholic Bishops in Ghana are Proposing to Address Illegal Mining in Call “to a vocation of ecological citizenship”

Nov 20, 2024

Ghana’s Catholic Bishops have continued their September 11 call for synergy in the fight against illegal mining in the country. In a collective statement, they are appealing to the variety of stakeholders in the fight against illegal mining to play their respective roles to end the vice that is commonly referred to as Galamsey. 

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Amid Ghana’s Dwindling Catholic Population, Bishops Want “those experiencing a crisis of faith” Re-evangelized

Nov 19, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Ghana are advocating for re-evangelization in the West African nation targeting Catholics going through “crisis of faith” as well as non-Catholic keen “the Gospel message of salvation.”

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Protracted Violent Conflict in Ghana’s Bawku Region Leaves Town “a pale shadow of itself”: Catholic Bishops

Nov 18, 2024

Protracted violence in Ghana’s region of Bawku has caused displacement of people and loss of human life and livelihoods for survivors among other negative effects, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have lamented.

Plenary Assembly of members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Key Focus of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Annual Plenary Assembly Deliberations

Nov 13, 2024

The Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is pervading deliberations of Ghana’s Catholic Bishops, who are meeting for their annual Plenary Assembly at St. Thomas Obuasi Social Centre of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Obuasi.

Bishop Alfred Agyenta

Catholic Bishop in Ghana Raises Concerns over Stalled Anti-Witchcraft Bill

Nov 2, 2024

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Navrongo-Bolgatanga in Ghana has expressed concern over the stalled Anti-Witchcraft Bill that the country’s parliament passed in July 2023 to criminalize witchcraft-related accusations in the West African nation.

“The seed they sowed has blossomed": Catholic Bishop in Ghana Lauds Pioneer Missionaries to 25-year-old Diocese

Oct 27, 2024

The pastoral ministry of the pioneer missionaries to the Catholic Diocese of Yendi has flourished, the Local Ordinary of the 25-year-old Ghanaian Diocese has said. 

Members of the Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of St. John International (KSJI) in Ghana

Knights of St. John in Ghana “join” Catholic Bishops in Calling for “immediate, decisive action” against Illegal Mining

Sep 17, 2024

Members of the Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of St. John International (KSJI) in Ghana are supporting the call by the country’s Catholic Bishops on various stakeholders to urgently and decisively address illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in the West African nation.

Illegal mining in Ghana. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Koforidua

Catholic Bishops in Ghana Call for Synergy in Addressing Illegal Mining

Sep 12, 2024

The Catholic Bishops in Ghana are calling for a coordinated and collective effort to address the challenges of Galamsey, which refers to illegal mining, and the resulting environmental degradation in the West African nation.

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: Catholic Trends

“Let us carry Ghana like a sick man to Jesus”: Catholic Bishops’ President at Sacred Heart of Jesus Congress Conclusion

Sep 11, 2024

The president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has challenged Ghanaians to demonstrate patriotism, praying for and working towards healing their country that he said is ailing from social and political challenges.

Fr. Dennis Etti. Credit: Catholic Trends

Catholic Priest in Ghana Lauds “rising active lay Apostolate” in the Church in Africa

Aug 23, 2024

More than ever before, the Laity in Africa is seeking more involvement in the Church, the Vice Superior of the Ghana Province of the Society of African Missions, (SMA) has said, noting that lay people on the continent are no longer satisfied with being “mere consumers of sacraments”.

Fr. Peter Kusi Twumasi, Acting Rector of St. Stephen Rectorate, Bodomase singing “Aseda” by King Paluta, a popular Ghanaian secular artist, during Holy Mass on Sunday, 11 August 2024

“I let my guard down”: Catholic Priest in Ghana Apologizes for Singing Secular Song at Mass

Aug 16, 2024

A Catholic Priest serving in Ghana’s Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong has issued an apology for leading his congregation to sing a secular song during Holy Mass.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Wa

“I have to change my wardrobe”: Newly Consecrated Catholic Bishop in Ghana ahead of Episcopal Ministry

Aug 6, 2024

The newly Consecrated Local Ordinary of the  Catholic Diocese of Wa in Ghana will have to stock anew his wardrobe as he begins his Episcopal Ministry, having been in possession of “only jeans”, he has said. 

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Co-responsibility Necessary for Peace in Africa, Archbishop in Ghana Urges “shared commitment, collaborative efforts”

Aug 4, 2024

Commitment to common courses that foster harmonious relations alongside “collaborative efforts” can go a long way in ensuring peaceful coexistence in the African Sahel region, the wider West Africa, and across the African continent, Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has told participants in the July 30-31 Sahel Peace Initiative Forum.

Newly Consecrated Bishop in Ghana Urged to Embrace Neutrality, Cautioned against Allowing Church Groups “to hijack” Him

Aug 3, 2024

Bishop Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier of the Catholic Diocese of Damongo in Ghana has called upon the new Local Ordinary of the country’s Wa Diocese to embrace neutrality in his Episcopal Ministry.

Bishop Alexandre Yikyi Bazié, the Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou Diocese in Burkina Faso during the  July 30-31 Sahel Peace Initiative Forum that the members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) organized. Credit: GCBC

What “public authorities” in Sahel Region, West Africa Must Do to End “multifaceted violence”: Catholic Bishop

Aug 1, 2024

Making citizen protection “a top priority” and ensuring that a country’s wealth is distributed fairly are among actions authorities in the African Sahel region and the wider West Africa need to take to address the “multifaceted violence”, a Catholic Bishop has said. 

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) with Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio in the West African nation after the 2 July 2024 Farewell Mass. Credit: Archdiocese of Accra

Outgoing Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana Lauded for “exemplary service, unwavering faith”

Jul 4, 2024

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have paid tribute to Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio in the West African nation, for his dedication and unwavering faith.

“I leave with many memories”: Outgoing Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana

Jun 26, 2024

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, who is leaving Ghana after close to four years as the representative of the Holy Father in the West African nation has said he had good and memorable experiences in the country.

Bishop John Opoku-Agyemang, the newly Consecrated Bishop of Ghana’s Konongo-Mampong Diocese. Credit: Catholic Trends

Newly Ordained Catholic Bishop in Ghana Told to Extend Kindness to All

Jun 10, 2024

The president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has encouraged Bishop John Opoku-Agyemang, the newly Consecrated Bishop of Ghana’s Konongo-Mampong Diocese to extend his kindness and compassion to all during his Episcopal ministry.

Fr. Andrew Campbell with Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

Missionary Priest Working with Lepers in Ghana Elated at Meeting Pope Francis

Jun 1, 2024

Fr. Andrew Campbell who is famed for his work with vulnerable people, especially the lepers in Ghana has described his May 27 private audience with Pope Francis as a moment he “will never forget” likening the encounter to a meeting with a “saint.”    

Deputy Superior General of Missionaries of Africa Appointed Bishop of Wa Diocese, Ghana

May 22, 2024

Mons. Francis Bomansaan, the Deputy Superior General of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (M.Afr.), has been appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa in Ghana.