A suspect has told police that he sacrificed Kenyan murdered Catholic priest Father Michael Kyengo after a request from his cult. The man who was arrested on Wednesday shed more light into the gruesome murder of Father Kyengo who was found with stab wounds. Reports by the Standard intimated that the suspect confessed to being a member of a …
The Holy Rosary Catholic Church at Adenta has organised an awareness lecture on terrorist threats on Catholic Churches in Ghana. The programme was in reaction to the world-wide threats on Catholic Churches including; the recent arrest of a terrorist who was wielding a revolver at the Hamile Catholic Church in the Upper West Region. The Adentan District Police Commander, Superintendent …
Their parents separated 32 years ago when they were very young and all efforts to bring them together were unsuccessful. However, after three decades, their parents have now reunited and their wedding was officiated by one of their children, Father Moses Kabenla Arthur, who is now a catholic priest. Joseph Thomas Frank Arthur, 81, and Theresa Arthur (also known as …
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has added its voice to the numerous condemnations of the violence that marred the beauty of the by-election held on Thursday in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency. In a statement, they called for a thorough investigation into the matter. “We, therefore call on the Ghana Police Service and all other relevant security agencies to conduct …
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic Church is under fire for suggesting it knows who won the country’s presidential election on December 30 despite the results not being released, according to a Reuters report. Congo’s electoral commission made the accusations Saturday saying that the Church is “preparing an insurrection.” On Thursday, Donatien Nshole, secretary-general of the Church’s bishops’ conference (CENCO), …
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) and Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have condemned the recent “so-called prophecies” of death concerning some revered leaders of the nation. The two Christian institutions condemned, in particular, the prophecy of death by Revered Isaac Owusu Bempah, the Founder and Leader of Glorious Word and Power Ministries International Church. The prophecy indicated the …
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, Most Rev. Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has admonished Christians to live in unity and refrain from tribalism. Most Rev. Palmer-Buckle, who spoke at the 70th anniversary thanksgiving mass of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Accra, said it was important to learn other people’s languages to improve communication and promote unity. The anniversary was …
