Category: Ghana

New head of Ghana’s bishops: Pray for change in economic situation

by bcadmin | Nov 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Economic crisis, Ghana, News | 0 |

As Ghana witnesses economic hardships, bishops of the country urged people to pray unceasingly for a change in the fiscal situation.

Ghana striker named for Caritas volunteer who helped his parents in Spain

by bcadmin | Nov 3, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, faith and sports, Ghana, immigrants and refugees, News, Soccer, Spain, sports, World Cup | 0 |

As Ghana’s national soccer team, the Black Stars, joins other national teams for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, some Ghanaian citizens have been talking about Iñaki Williams, who was named after a Catholic priest.

‘Ecological disaster’: Religious leaders want end to Ghana’s illegal mines

by bcadmin | Oct 23, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Ghana, Mining, News | 0 |

Religious leaders called for a week of fasting and prayer for the environment because of the devastation that illegal mining, or “galamsey,” is causing, including adversely affecting people’s health and the economy.

‘Ecological disaster’: Religious leaders want end to Ghana’s illegal mines

by bcadmin | Oct 20, 2022 | Environment, galamsey, Ghana, illegal mining, News, U.S. & World News | 0 |

ACCRA, Ghana (CNS) – Religious leaders called for a week of fasting and prayer for the environment because of the devastation that illegal mining, or “galamsey,” is causing, including adversely affecting people’s health and the economy.

Renew the church, increase its visibility in Ghana, nuncio tells religious

by bcadmin | Oct 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Ghana, News | 0 |

The papal nuncio to Ghana told religious superiors that with the country’s diminishing number of Catholics, “we have to renew our lives and our communities.”

Ghana church officials help residents flooded out by dam overspill

by bcadmin | Oct 11, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Flooding, floods, Ghana, News | 0 |

The Archdiocese of Accra is appealing for support for Ghanaians affected by floods in the southern part of the city after heavy rains caused spillage from the Weija dam.

Cardinal Turkson to head pontifical academies of sciences, social sciences

by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2022 | Cape Coast, Cardinal Peter Turkson, Cardinal Turkson, Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Ghana, News, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Pope Francis, U.S. & World News, Vatican | 0 |

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Peter Turkson the new chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, two groups of top-level scholars and experts who promote studies on issues of concern to the Vatican.

Sisters debunk myths, educate Africans to get COVID-19 vaccine

by bcadmin | Feb 20, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, Ghana, Kenya, News, Religious Sisters, Uganda, Vaccinations, Zambia | 0 |

Sister Lucy Hometowu, superior general of the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, said vaccine myths in Ghana and other African countries had led many citizens to forego vaccinations as virus cases and deaths are rising fast in the continent.

At Christmas, African bishops have concerns about risks to peace, stability

by bcadmin | Dec 24, 2021 | Africa, Catholic News Service, chad, Christmas, Church in Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, News, Sudan, tigray | 0 |

In Christmas and New Year’s messages, Catholic bishops and religious leaders across Africa expressed deep concerns about the severe challenges that threaten peace and stability throughout much of the continent.

Look to families as a new, or ancient, model of church, Ghana bishops say

by bcadmin | Nov 16, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana, News | 0 |

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life in Ghana and caused the church to rethink its current model, the nation’s bishops said at the end of their fall meeting.

Caritas in Korea joins to help Ghana tackle youth unemployment

by bcadmin | Jun 18, 2021 | Caritas, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Ghana, Korea, News | 0 |

Caritas, the church’s charitable aid agency, is tackling unemployment in Ghana, especially for young women.

Engaging Christian, Muslim youth in Sahel before terrorists do is seen as key

by bcadmin | Apr 1, 2021 | Burkina Faso, Caritas, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic-Muslim relations, Christian-Muslim relations, Church in Africa, Ghana, Islam, Mali, News, Niger, Sahel | 0 |

Getting Muslim and Christian young people together to know each other before terrorist groups can sow divisiveness is seen as key to peace in the Sahel region of western Africa, said panelists during a March 30 online workshop presented by Catholic Relief Services.

Category: Ghana

New head of Ghana’s bishops: Pray for change in economic situation

Ghana striker named for Caritas volunteer who helped his parents in Spain

‘Ecological disaster’: Religious leaders want end to Ghana’s illegal mines

‘Ecological disaster’: Religious leaders want end to Ghana’s illegal mines

Renew the church, increase its visibility in Ghana, nuncio tells religious

Ghana church officials help residents flooded out by dam overspill

Sisters debunk myths, educate Africans to get COVID-19 vaccine

At Christmas, African bishops have concerns about risks to peace, stability

Look to families as a new, or ancient, model of church, Ghana bishops say

Caritas in Korea joins to help Ghana tackle youth unemployment

Engaging Christian, Muslim youth in Sahel before terrorists do is seen as key

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