Let us not criminalise people for who/what they are; let us criminalize people for what they do! The Hardtalk Interview: Dear Readers, it has been brought to my attention that the response I gave to a question on homosexuality during a BBC Hardtalk Interview has upset very many in Ghana and probably elsewhere too. I […]
Tag: Catholic Church
Vatican’s Cardinal Turkson reiterates why LGBTQI+ shouldn’t be an imposition
Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first African Pope in about 1,500 years has reiterated his position on why LGBTQIA+ should not be an imposition. In a Hard Talk interview with the BBC, monitored by Graphic Online on Monday morning, [Nov 27, 2023], Cardinal Turkson said although he thinks […]
Attempted porn site access with church computers: Cologne Catholic diocese ‘disappointed’ in staff, clergy
Clergy and staff of the Archdiocese of Cologne tried to browse pornography on work PCs, its archbishop has confirmed. German media said around 1,000 attempts to view restricted sites were logged when the organisation ran a month of tests on its IT security systems. At least one senior clergy member was among 15 people identified, […]
Homosexuality not a crime – Pope Francis
Pope Francis criticised laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” Francis said during an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press. Francis acknowledged that Catholic bishops […]
Economy will bounce back — Dr Bawumia
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed optimism that the economy will rebound from its challenges. Addressing parishioners of the Our Lady of Mercy (OLAM) Catholic Church in Tema Community One to climax the 70th anniversary of the parish Sunday, Dr Bawumia said the government was pursuing a number of economic measures to address the challenges facing the economy. “As your government, we do recognise the difficulties […]
Cape Coast: ‘Roman father’ suspended for refusing to go on transfer, operating personal prayer camp
The Cape Coast Archdiocese of the Catholic Church has suspended a priest, Rev Father Robert A.K. Oduro for refusing to go on transfer and establishing a personal prayer camp. Rev Father Robert A.K. Oduro had been transferred on January 1, 2022 from St. Paul’s Parish, Assin Jakai to the Archdiocesan Secretariat, Fourth Ridge, Cape Coast, but he […]
COVID-19: Priest performs socially-distanced baptism on baby using water pistol
When it comes to social distancing, the Church has got it covered. In recent weeks we’ve seen Men of the Cloth getting seriously creative to ensure their parishioners can worship the Lord in relative safety. Innovations have included car park confessions in Dublin and drive-by blessings in the US delivered via water pistol. Now another priest in the US […]
Coronavirus: Catholic Bishops direct that no communion on tongue and no handshakes at mass
Amidst the growing spread of Coronavirus worldwide, the Ghana Catholic Catholic Bishop’s Conference has issued a directive encouraging the faithful in Ghana to receive Holy Communion in the hand. The directive in the possession of Angelus News also encourages Ministers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to wash their hands or use sanitizer before and after the […]
Catholic Church: Reverend Sister quits and marries officer-boyfriend
A Reverend Sister in the Roman Catholic Church has allegedly resigned and married an officer of the law. Name withheld, BestNewsGH.com has cited photographs of the said Reverend Sister and her law enforcement officer man posing in what can be described as pre-wedding photos. In other pictures, she is seen adorned in her white dress […]
Catholic priest refuses female judge communion because she’s a lesbian
A lesbian judge has been denied the Eucharist at the church where she was baptised and has attended for more than 60 years because she is married to a woman. Sara Smolenski, chief judge at Kent County District Court in Michigan, was refused communion by the St Stephen Catholic Church priest and told she should […]
Two Catholic Priests jailed more than 40 years for sexually abusing deaf children
A court in Argentina has sentenced two Roman Catholic priests to more than 40 years in prison for sexually abusing deaf children at a church school. Horacio Corbacho and Nicola Corradi, as well as a gardener, were found guilty of rape and abuse at the school in Mendoza province from 2004 to 2016. Several victims […]
Catholic church investigates how two nuns got pregnant while working in Africa
Two nuns are now under investigation by the Catholic church after they fell pregnant while carrying out missionary work in Africa. The two women, from different orders in Sicily, were on separate charity assignments on the continent. One 34-year-old woman only found out she was pregnant when she went to hospital complaining of stomach pains. […]