Tag Archives: CARDINAL

The mortal remains of the late Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, the former head of the Catholic Church in Africa will be flown into Ghana on December 8, 2022 from the Vatican. MyNewsGh.com has confirmed that he body will be flown to the Wa Diocese after a requiem service at the …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the late Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr’s death is a big loss to the country. In a Facebook post to mourn the late Cardinal, Dr Bawumia conveyed his condolences to his immediate family and the Roman Catholic church at large. The post read: “It …

Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, Bishop of the Upper West regional capital, Wa, has been reported dead. Reports by multiple media outlets say the 63-year-old Cardinal died on Sunday, 27 November 2022. “Our confrere was taken by ambulance from the Generalate to the Gemelli Hospital at 5.45pm and we received the …

The Bishop of the Wa Diocese of the Catholic Church in Ghana, Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been discharged from the hospital in Rome, following his surgery over heart complications. Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr was hospitalized in Rome after he got sick when he arrived in Rome, where he was to …

The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has called on all Catholics to pray for Ghanaian Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, who has been hospitalized in Rome with heart complications. According to Vatican News Africa report, Cardinal Baawobr, the Bishop of Wa, got sick after he arrived in Rome, where …

Months after his elevation to the position of a Cardinal by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, the Bishop of Wa, His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been elected head of the Roman Catholic Church in Africa. His election came at the end of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa …

Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated the newly-appointed Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M.Afr. Bishop Baawobr who was the Catholic Bishop of the Wa Diocese, has been elevated to Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church of Ghana by Pope Francis. In a Facebook post, Vice-President Bawumia …

The Catholic Bishop of the Wa Diocese, Most Rev. Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has been appointed a cardinal for the Catholic Church. Rev. Baawobr was appointed alongside 21 other cardinals who will assume their roles at the Vatican in August 2022. The list was announced by Pope Francis. Bishop Baawobr currently …

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, is calling for a fresh start in Cologne, Germany’s largest Catholic archdiocese, but raised eyebrows after describing the pope as an “old man.” The cardinal wants to remain archbishop, but is placing his fate in the hands of the pope, Woelki told a closed diocesan …

The Archbishop emeritus of Cape Coast, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, has been appointed head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The appointment of Cardinal Turkson was made by Pope Francis on Monday, April 4, 2022. The 73-year-old Cardinal Turkson succeeds Argentine Bishop, Marcelo …