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Funerals in Ghana: A celebration of the dead or an occasion to repair, enhance family reputation?

In Ghana, a small country in West Africa, there are many occasions that call for celebrations. Some of these occasions are naming ceremonies, weddings, graduations and...

Andy Manomey writes: What if Kwame Nkrumah had become a Catholic Priest?

Ghana joined the rest of the world to observe Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day on Monday, September 23, 2019. Though the actual day for the celebration fell on Saturday,...

Fr. Emmanuel Salifu writes: The problem of Comprehensive Sexuality Education

In both formal and informal education we have had structures that educate our children on sexuality. Sexual education obviously even in our tradition goes beyond sex....

The Catholic Church in Ghana

There are about 3 million Catholics in Ghana. Augustus Aikins of the Archdiocese of Accra gives EWTN News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn a snapshot of life for the faithful...