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Believers gather at the Namugongo Shrine for the Martyrs’ Day Pilgrimage on June 3, 2024, in Uganda. The Catholic population in Africa surpassed 272.4 million people in 2022 after seeing a rise of more than 7.3 million people — the largest increase of any continent, according to Vatican statistics released in October 2024. / Credit: ACI Africa

Vatican Statistics: Catholic Population Shrinks in Europe, Rises in Africa and Everywhere Else

Oct 18, 2024

The Catholic population decline coincided with a total population reduction on the continent, which recorded a net loss of 517,000 people living in Europe over the year.

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi and Honourable Alban S. K. Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament. Credit: Catholic Trends

In Line with Catholic Bishops’ Stance, Legislators in Ghana Pass Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Feb 29, 2024

Lawmakers in Ghana have passed a new bill that makes identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning plus (LGBTQ+) illegal.

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi and Honourable Alban S. K. Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament. Credit: Catholic Trends

Catholic Bishops in Ghana Laud Parliament for Passing Family Protection Bill

Nov 21, 2023

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) have lauded the West African nation’s parliament for passing the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021.

Some members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: Catholic Trends/Facebook

Issues of National Concern Catholic Bishops in Ghana Want Addressed

Nov 20, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Ghana have outlined a number of issues affecting the West African nation, including “current economic hardships”, security agents’ brutalities, “politics of religion”, and “worsening environmental destruction” among others. They call upon the government to address these issues for the good of the people of God in the West African nation.

Some members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: Catholic Trends/Facebook

Bishops in Ghana Decry “massive uncontrolled corruption”, Call for Political Reawakening

Nov 20, 2023

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) have decried what they refer to as “uncontrolled corruption” in the West African country, calling for political reawakening in the country.    

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

What Bishops in Ghana are Proposing to Address Dwindling Catholic Population

Nov 14, 2023

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) are proposing the development of well-structured catechetical and formation programs, among other sets of proposals to address the decreasing number of Catholic faithful in the West African nation.