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Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page. To read the ...
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Moving at the “speed of Trump” is one of the White House’s favorite phrases, but when it comes to presidential travel, Donald ...
The Catholic Diocese of Ho has officially launched the 10th Episcopal Anniversary celebration of the Most Reverend Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, SVD, marking a decade of humble leadership, spiritual growth, ...
The sunlight glistened across St. Ann’s Monastery as people gathered to pray, light candles, and sing the gospel. St. Ann’s ...
Pope Francis wrote the first environmental encyclical letter in the history of the Catholic Church. As he was writing it, so many of us who were, and still are, concerned about the sickening state of ...
Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, 2025, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.
Reflecting on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, the Pope called for a ‘revolution of love.’ This Sunday was the first time ...
Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s use of the optional Mass during Ordinary Time should spur priests worldwide to do the same.
Ghana’s president has launched a special task force to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. John Mahama inaugurated the GOLDBOD Task ...
On Wednesday, 9 July , 2025, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate the first 'Mass for the Care of Creation', with a new formulary of ...