Tag Archives: CATHOLIC

At least 15 people have been killed and two others injured following an attack on a Catholic church in north-eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday. It took place during Sunday worship in Essakane village in Oudalan province – close to the border with Mali. Few details have been given. A church …

Catholic bishops in Africa have rejected Pope Francis’ declaration to bless homosexual couples, asserting that it is “contrary to the will of God”. The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (Secam) – the umbrella body for Catholic bishops across Africa – said in a statement the Vatican’s approval …

Pope Francis has not permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex marriages, the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has said. It follows a widespread misconceptions arising from the publication of the document “Fiducia Supplicans” by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on 18 December 2023 which states that priest …

    Politicians and Ghanaians have been advised by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference not to use religion as a political tool. Attempts in Ghana “to introduce and inflame religious passion in political discourse and activities” were denounced by the Bishops’ Conference. In a communiqué released following its annual plenary …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has threatened to round up Catholic faithful who visit a global pilgrimage site in his country, accusing them of “worshipping poverty”. Every year thousands of people, many travelling for several days on foot, visit Kibeho, a town in southern Rwanda where the Virgin Mary is said …

The Catholic Church says it is shepherding a class-action lawsuit through the courts against mining companies in South Africa on behalf of coal miners with lung disease. The Southern African Bishops Conference said on Wednesday that lawyers filed papers with South Africa’s High Court on Tuesday. “Very often ex-mine workers …

A female singer at one of the leading churches in Ghana, the Royalhouse Chapel International (RCI), has shared her testimony of how she literally went through Hell in her life, just because she did not have any helper growing up. Describing herself as a marketing director for Jesus, the woman, …

The Ghanaian Muslim community on Saturday, April 22, 2023, climaxed their 30-day Ramadan fasting period. For the Assistant Parish Priest of the Catholic Church in Asamankese, the day which was marked mainly with prayers and other activities, provided an opportunity to share love with his Muslim brothers and sisters and …

What can cause a grown woman drenched in tears to dive into the grave of a Parish Priest being laid to rest at the cemetery? A viral clip of a female sympathizer falling face flat on a coffin inside a grave pit with a scream “eiii Father Bernard” has made …

A Nicaraguan court sentenced Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez to more than 26 years in prison on Friday, a day after the cleric and critic of President Daniel Ortega turned down an offer to be sent to the United States as part of a prisoner release. Alvarez was found guilty of …