Some lawmakers in Ghana want to send people to jail simply for identifying as LGBTQ. And that's why a Catholic cardinal, seen as a leading candidate for Pope, is speaking out. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu ...

Pope Francis has repeatedly made news this fall, calling for a Catholic Church that is more welcoming toward LGBTQ+ people. In October, a newly released documentary on the Pope’s life aired earlier ...

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have called on the government there to implement stringent measures against the ongoing illegal mining that is leading to loss of land in the ...

The Annual Learning and Review Meeting on Land Grabbing at the National Catholic Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, which took place Dec. 19–20. (Credit: Caritas Ghana.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Land is a ...

Cars and people travel through a business area in 2016 in Accra, Ghana. (Credit: Luc Gnago/Reuters via CNS.) Listen ACCRA, Ghana — Catholic teachers in Ghana have joined the bishops’ conference and ...

Adrobaa Roman Catholic School from the Ahafo Region has been crowned champions of the Milo U-13 Champions League, marking the ...

The Catholic bishops of Ghana have asked the country's election commission to register all eligible voters and to work to ensure confidence in the accuracy of the voter registry. They also urged Ghana ...

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has called for justice, compassion, and national healing following the tragic incident at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra during a Ghana Armed Forces ...

Accra (Agenzia Fides) - The National Council of Catholic Women, in collaboration with the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, has collected food and other donations for the ...

Accra (Agenzia Fides) – “Environmental destruction is a silent form of violence against the weak and a sin against creation,” said Bishop Matthew Gyamfi of Sunyani, President of the Ghana Catholic ...

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