Wednesday, 17 July 2024
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Accra Still Remains One Archdiocese Under One Archbishop- Ghanaian Priest in Rome

A Catholic Priest of the Accra Archdiocese currently studying in Rome has stated that with the appointment of two Auxiliary Bishops, Accra still remains one Archdiocese under one Archbishop in the person of the Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, CSSPs. In an answer to question in a  Whatsapp group immediately after the announcement of Msgr. […]

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Accra Omega Lions Club To Construct A Modern Kitchen For The Cured Lepers At Weija

The Accra Omega Lions Club, has pledged to construct a kitchen facility at the Weija Leprosarium to ensure that cured lepers at the leprosarium have one hot meal a day. The pledge was made by Lion Hector Delali Avornyotse, the Charter President of the Accra Omega Lions Club on behalf of the group at a […]

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“Coups Are Not Durable Solutions To Africa’s Problems” – President Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the international community to send a clear message to coup plotters that coups have never been, and will never be durable solutions to Africa’s political, economic and security challenges. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Statements condemning coups alone without corresponding action will, however, achieve little […]

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The Singing Church

Introduction Christianity is rooted in the primacy of grace and poverty of spirit. It is a religion whose fundamental mark is ‘thanksgiving’. One of the main ways Christians express their gratitude is through ‘singing’ the praise of God. We sing and proclaim the mighty acts of God who created us and has called us out […]

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Ghana’s Bishop Osei-Bonsu Explains Roles of Auxiliary Bishops

The Bishop of Konongo-Mampong Diocese, the Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu has given detailed explanations to the roles of Auxiliary. His explanation was in response to questions asked by two Ghanaian Catholics, Cornelius Dordunu and Joshua Elikplim. On February 14, Pope Francis appointed two Auxiliary Bishops for the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra, Msgr. John Kobina Louis […]

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The Power of the Prayer of the Rosary: A Comboni Priest’s Perspective

YES, the rosary is one of the boring prayers for some Catholics. Many times, as you pray either you start day dreaming or you start sleeping. Some will actually advice you to pray the Rosary when you have insomnia. Yet, it is one of the powerful prayers for us Catholics beside the celebration of the […]

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Catholic Priest in Ghana Reflects on How Church Institutions Manage Their Staff or Employees

Some few months ago, I was talking with some friends, all of whom are committed to their local churches and also work for Christian organisations. In our conversation, one of them shared a situation in her work place where an obviously unfair situation was not being dealt with. She expressed worry and her frustration about […]

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Governance in the Catholic Church and Fall Outs

It is my understanding that this conversation is part of ongoing lay formation through peer-learning without making claims to the teaching office of the Church which rightly belong to Bishops. The Catholic Church function in the political order, guided by the Pope as Spiritual Leader, Head of the Holy See, and ruler of the Vatican […]

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Co-Responsibility: An Antidote to Clericalising the Laity?

There are two accomplishments of Vatican II that, in my view, were never implemented fully, and perhaps in the one case, never implemented at all. The latter is the theology of revelation we find in Dei Verbum. The former is the ecclesiology, the theology of the Church, set out in Lumen Gentium and other documents. To bring up […]

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