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Catholic Weekly Estd VOL. 83 NO. 5 GHANA’S NATIONAL CATHOLIC WEEKLY ESTD. IN 1938 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 PRICE GH¢2.00 Cardinal Turkson Pope Encourages Speaks Against Catholic News Service to Foster Stigmatisation Dialogue, Honest Communication of Lepers See page 3 See story on page 3 Pope Francis’ 29th World Day of the Sick Message Cardinal Turkson See back page BE MORE PATRIOTIC News Desk Report hanaians have been asked to be more patriotic in fighting Gcorruption which is seen as the IN FIGHTING greatest canker militating against the development of the country. “It is not enough to talk about corruption without taking concrete action against it.” The call was made by Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Campbell, SVD, Parish Priest of Christ the King Parish, Accra during a CORRUPTION Thanksgiving Mass, on February 1, 2021, for Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, on his successful election as the Speaker of – Fr. Campbell exhorts Ghanaians the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. According to Fr. Campbell, it was high time Ghanaians, be they politicians, Judges, Lawyers, Examiners, Security personnel, etc. came to the realisation that each and every one of them has a role to play in fighting bribery and corruption in all facets of society. He pointed out that it is wicked and evil for anyone to amass wealth at the expense of the common good. “What sense does it make to illegally accumulate property and have fat bank accounts when your neighbour is in great need of food, healthcare, and education? All Ghanaians have to rise above selfishness and greed for the sake of the development of Ghana”. Fr. Campbell added Rt. Hon. Bagbin presenting Fr. Campbell with Rt. Hon. Bagbin, his wife and other Members of Parliament. Continued on page 3 his address. 2 THE CATHOLIC STANDARD Sunday, February 7, – Saturday, February 13, 2021 with you. We are going to ask CATHOLIC Holy See Wants “peace, reconciliation” God to bless this visit, to bless World News Cameroon and the Church of in Cameroon’s Troubled Regions Cameroon.” On his part, the President and the South West, plunged South Western of the National Episcopal into conflict in 2016 after a Anglophone Conference of Cameroon (NECC), Bishop Abraham he Holy See is closely protest by lawyers and regions of the Komè said “We hope that God following the conflict teachers turned violent. country. will take advantage of this visit i n C a m e r o o n ' s An armed separatists' U p o n T to do good things for our Anglophone regions and m o v e m e n t c l a i m i n g arrival in the country”. wants the warring parties to independence for the so- C e n t r a l Cardinal Parolin presided seek the path of dialogue for c a l l e d r e p u b l i c o f A f r i c a n *Pietro Cardinal Parolin with Cameroon's over Eucharistic celebration peace and reconciliation in A m b a z o n i a e m e r g e d n a t i o n , t h e President, Paul Biya during an audience at the Sunday, January 31 at St. the Central African nation, Italian-born following the government's Unity Palace on January 29, 2021. J o s e p h ' s C a t h e d r a l o f the Vatican's Secretary of Prelate who crackdown on protesters. Bamenda Archdiocese during State has said. especially in this present h a s b e e n Since then, the violent which, on behalf of the Holy Addressing journalists situation where there are many serving as Vatican's Secretary conflict has led to the Father, he bestowed on after an audience with other crises starting from the of State since October 2013 d i s p l a c e m e n t o f o v e r Archbishop Andrew Nkea Cameroon's President, Paul COVID-19 crisis,” the Vatican- and a Cardinal since February 679,000 people. More than Fuanya the pallium, a symbol Biya on January 29, Pietro based Cardinal told journalists. 2014, thanked those who 600,000 children have not of the latter's participation in Cardinal Parolin who was on a Peace, the 66-year-old turned up to receive him been able to go to school in Papal authority. Cardinal pointed out, “is the only saying, “I am very happy to be weeklong visit to Cameroon the two regions, and at least ACI Africa said their discussions focused 3,000 lives have been lost condition to grow and achieve on “all crises Cameroon is d u r i n g t h e f o u r - y e a r s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t currently facing, especially skirmishes. everywhere.” the conflict in the North West During the January 29 “I assured the President of Pope Establishes World Day and South West regions.” p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e a t the willingness of the Catholic “I am here to show the Cameroon's Unity Palace, Church and the Bishops in these For Grandparents, Elderly attention and solidarity of the Cardinal Parolin expressed regions, to contribute to the Holy Father Pope Francis the desire of the Holy See to solution to this conflict,” he ollowing the Angelus on Sunday, January 31, Pope towards the Cameroonian see an end to the protracted further told journalists. Francis announced the institution of World Day for people especially in these c o n f l i c t i n t h e t w o The Vatican's Secretary of FGrandparents and the Elderly, which will take difficult moments,” Cardinal anglophone regions. State arrived in Cameroon on place each year on the fourth Sunday in July, close to the Parolin said. “What we seek is peace January 28 on his weeklong visit feast of Ss. Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. The Anglophone regions and reconciliation in these during which he visited the Recalling the upcoming feast of the Presentation of Jesus of Cameroon, the North West regions and in the country troubled North Western and in the Temple – when the elderly Simeon and Anna encountered the child Jesus and recognised Him as the Messiah – Pope Francis said, “the Holy Spirit even today stirs up thoughts and words of wisdom in the elderly.” The voice of Bishops in Benin Encourage “Open Dialogue” the elderly “is precious,” he said, “because it sings the praises of God and preserves the roots of the peoples.” Ahead of Presidential Election The elderly, he continued, “remind us that old age is a gift and that grandparents are the link between the different generations, to pass on to the young the experience of life.” the pluralism of presidential candidates. The Holy Father said he instituted the World Day of Three Beninese citizens Grandparents and the Elderly because “grandparents are often reached out to the country’s forgotten, and we forget this wealth of preserving roots and Constitutional Court asking for passing on” what the elderly have received. the abolition of the sponsorship He emphasised the importance of grandparents and system. On January 8, the Court declared that it does not have the grandchildren getting to know one another, because “as the competence to deal with the issue. prophet Joel says, grandparents seeing their grandchildren In December, Catholic dream,” while “young people, drawing strength from their Bishops in the country called on grandparents, will go forward and prophesy.” Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) the government to abolish the In a press release following the announcement, Cardinal electoral law because Members of P a r l i a m e n t p a s s e d “ n o n - Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and head of the April 2021 The Bishops highlighted consensual interpretative laws … Life, noted that the establishment of the Day of Grandparents Presidential poll in “the growing differences between which led to the appointment of and the Elderly “is the first fruits of the Amoris Laetitia Family ABenin, Bishops in the the political players in the race, the many Mayors of the same Year, a gift to the whole Church that is destined to continue into c o u n t r y a r e c a l l i n g o n e l e c t o r a l c a l e n d a r a n d political persuasion, (it will the future.” politicians and the leadership of sponsorships” as some of the make) the fair and equitable He added, “The pastoral care of the elderly is a priority institutions organising the factors that might cause instability application of sponsorship election to engage in an open in Benin. complex.” that can no longer be postponed by any Christian community. dialogue for a peaceful, I n N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 9 , In the January 22 statement In the encyclical Fratelli tutti, the Holy Father reminds us that inclusive, democratic and members of Parliament in Benin issued at the end of their Ordinary no one is saved alone. With this in mind, we must treasure the transparent election. passed a new electoral law that Plenary Session for the pastoral spiritual and human wealth that has been handed down from In a statement, members of requires aspiring presidential year 2020-2021, the Bishops generation to generation.” the Episcopal Conference of candidates and their running mates insist on the need for peace B e n i n ( C E B ) “ s t r o n g l y (vice-president) to have the saying, “At stake is the image of The statement from the Dicastery notes that Pope Francis recommended that all political sponsorship of at least 10 percent our country on the international is expected to celebrate the first World Day by presiding at parties and institutions involved of the mayors or their deputies s c e n e a n d a b o v e a l l t h e Mass on the evening of Sunday, July 25, in St.
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