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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The question of whether Christian-owned senior high schools should compel Muslim students to attend church services has ...

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 ...

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