Tag Archives: Pope Francis

February 14, 2023, will go in the history books of the Catholic Church in Ghana as the very first time two Auxiliary Bishops have been named for a Diocese at the same time. Letter announcing the appointments This feat comes after Very Rev. Fr. Anthony Narh Asare, Parish Priest of Ss. Anne and Joachim Parish and Very Rev. Fr. John Kobina …

The Holy Father Pope Francis has on Sunday, May 3, 2020, named Msgr Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana becoming the ninth Nuncio to Ghana Monsignor Jagodziński replaces former Nuncio Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich who served for six years as ambassador of the Holy See and later transferred to Slovenia in March 2019. BIOGRAPHYThe new Nuncio …

Pope Francis and the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb, sign foundation stone for construction of new places of worship A new church and mosque are to built in Abu Dhabi in honour of the landmark visit to the UAE of Pope Francis and Grand Imam, Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb. The places of worship are to be constructed in celebration …

Pope Francis was at the centre of sensational claims yesterday about the afterlife after he was quoted as saying that hell does not exist. The Vatican swiftly acted to deny the comments, which spread quickly on social media, and issued a statement saying no such interview was granted with the elderly Italian journalist behind the “scoop”. The Vatican disputed Francis …

A day after hundreds of thousands of people protested gun violence at March for Our Lives events in the US and around the globe, Pope Francis called on the world’s youth to continue speaking out and standing up.   “Dear young people, you have it in you to shout,” the Pope said in his Palm Sunday address at St. Peter’s …

Pope Francis has announced the renewal of the Church’s panel tasked with combating sexual abuse of children, in the wake of a fresh controversy. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is made up of eight men and eight women – nine of which are new members. Its original three-year mandate expired in December. In recent weeks, Pope Francis …

Pope Francis has invited Roman Catholics, all Christians and members of other religions to observe Feb. 23 as a day of prayer, fasting and initiatives for peace. Francis while addressing tens of thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square for his weekly blessing, on Sunday urged everyone to ‘say no’ to violence and conflict. According to him, the appeal is …