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ISSUE 18.Cdr VOL. 82 NO. 18 Electronic Edition GHANA’S NATIONAL CATHOLIC WEEKLY ESTD. IN 1938 SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2020 – SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2020 PRICE GH¢2.00 Holy Father Names Two Catholic Archbishop New Cardinal-Bishops, Finds Cure To The Vice Camerlengo Novel Coronavirus? Story on page 6 See page 2 Archbishop Kleda GHANA GETS NEW NUNCIO ope Francis has appointed 51 year old With this appointment, the Pope has also Msgr. Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, promoted Msgr. Henryk Jagodziński to the rank of Pfrom Poland as Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana. an Archbishop with the title of Titular Archbishop His appointment was announced to the media by of Limosano. This is in line with the position of Rev. Fr. Lazarus Anondee, Secretary General of every Nuncio who bears the title of Archbishop. the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference last Msgr. Jagodziński will serve as the ninth Msgr. Jagodziński Sunday, May 3, 2020 at the Centenary House, Nuncio to Ghana. He succeeds Most Rev. Jean Accra. Marie Speich who was Nuncio from August 2013 The announcement was made following a to March 2019. The latter was transferred from Press Release signed by Rev. Msgr. Pavol Talapka, Ghana to Slovenia as Apostolic Nuncio and the Charge d’ Affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo. Ghana. Caritas Ghana continued on page 3 Read Take Action On Money Doublers On TV Supports Displaced story on page 8 – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Urges Bank Old Fadama Of Ghana, Media Commission Residents Read story on page 3 0507175500 2 THE CATHOLIC STANDARD Electronic Edition Sunday, May 10 – Saturday, May 16, 2020 CATHOLIC Flood Victims Need Urgent Help: DRC Caritas Uvira World News of Uvira with more than 450 situated in the area has rescued thousand inhabitants has been hit thousands of people in flooded t h e h a r d e s t . Tw o b r i d g e s areas. connecting the town were swept U v i r a n e e d s f o o d , emocratic Republic of away by the waters cutting off the medicines, drinking water, shelter Congo's Diocese of city from the rest of the country. kits, domestic utensils, and Uvira Caritas Director, According to residents, water just mosquito nets. D kept coming into houses and on to The flooding is just the R e v . F r . D o m i n i c Mulumeoderhwa has said that the streets. It swept away people, latest of challenges in a region close to 100,000 people have especially children -swept away already besieged by years of been displaced by raging floods everything: Homes, schools, insecurity and conflict waged by a n d n e e d i m m e d i a t e churches, shops have all been gangs. During a Mass, on humanitarian assistance. damaged. An already fragile road- December 1, 2019, at the start of Torrential rains that started network has been eroded. The city the Catholic Liturgical season of last week have triggered flash shares a border with Burundi, but *General view showing a flooded neighbourhood in Uvira, south Kivu Advent in the St. Peter's Basilica, floods in the eastern provinces of that was already closed due to Pope Francis celebrated a special coronavirus anti-contagion M a s s w i t h t h e C o n g o l e s e the Democratic Republic of Congo adding to an already stressful and there is a real danger of water- confinement. community-based in Rome. (DRC). Initial reports spoke of situation. This means that there is borne diseases such as cholera. This all comes when During the Mass, Pope over 52 deaths, but with reports of limited help for the people of Uvira. L o c a l g o v e r n m e n t funding and international Aid Francis prayed for an end to the many people still missing, it will F r . M u l u m e o d e r h w a authorities working with UN agencies are focused on the conflict in the south Kivu region. be a while before an accurate described the situation as a agencies particularly UNHCR; the c o r o n a v i r u s e m e r g e n c y . He said the conflict in the area account is available. nightmare. No one in living memory Church through parishes and Restrictions in travel are also gravely threatened peace and was The densely populated city remembers Lake Tanganyika this Caritas Uvira; humanitarian actors responsible for so much suffering. h i g h . T h e K a n v i m v i r a a n d already on the ground were all A religious sister at the Mass, Sr. M u l o n g w e r i v e r s a r e a l s o doing their best to co-ordinate Rita Mboshu Kongo told Pope overflowing. The floods are so relief efforts. Others such as the Francis that a silent genocide was English Catholic Aid Agency unprecedented that Hippos have Congolese Red Cross were also happening in the DRC. been sighted near residential areas pitching in to help. Volunteers have South Kivu Province is Launches Appeal to Help of the city. been carrying on with search and also home to more than 50,000 The Diocesan Caritas office rescue operations for missing Burundian refugees who fled says Uvira needs urgent help. There persons. Deal with COVID-19 neighbouring Burundi's political is a lack of clean drinking water, The “Blue Helmets” UN turmoil. sanitation has been compromised, Mission in Congo (MONUSCO) Vatican News arning that the Wales. C O V I D - 1 9 CAFOD says aside from Wcoronavirus is “a the deaths that are likely to be “Donations have never been tsunami heading towards the caused by COVID-19, the more urgent, providing steadfast Holy Father Names homes of millions of poor pandemic will be a crisis for support to those who are in communities,” England's p o o r p e o p l e w h o f a c e greatest need.” Two New Cardinal-Bishops, l e a d i n g C a t h o l i c unemployment and loss of CAFOD is helping to international aid agency has access to markets during the deliver food to where it is needed Vice Camerlengo launched an appeal to help crisis. most; improving hygiene, p r e p a r e v u l n e r a b l e According to a report handwashing and sanitation at the communities from the effects from the UN's Economic community and household level; of the pandemic. Commission for Africa, over producing radio messages, “The potential scale of 300,000 Africans could lose posters and leaflets in local the pandemic across Africa, their lives due to COVID-19 l a n g u a g e s o n r i s k s a n d Asia, Latin America and the and 27 million people could be p r e v e n t i o n ; a n d t r a i n i n g Middle East - as well as among pushed into extreme poverty. community volunteers to carry r e f u g e e a n d d i s p l a c e d The report also notes that over a out awareness campaigns. populations in places such as third of households in Africa C A F O D ' s J o h n *Cardinal Tagle *Cardinal Stella *Archbishop Montanari Syria, South Sudan and the have no access to handwashing B i r c h e n o u g h , H e a d o f Rohingya camps in Bangladesh facilities, with many of the Humanitarian Programmes and - is truly frightening,” said others having only limited Global Support, told Crux what ope Francis has elevated Cardinal Luis Antonio Christine Allen, the Director of access. the organisation is doing in Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Catholic Agency for Overseas “We must not wait until Syrian refugee camps to fight the PEvangelisation of Peoples to the rank of Cardinal- Development (CAFOD), the we see the terrible headlines pandemic. Bishop. international development about millions of people whose Allen said that the Catholic In naming Cardinal Tagle to the Order of Bishops, Pope a g e n c y o f t h e B i s h o p s ' lives have been lost to the Church has a unique role to play Francis made him equal in all respects to those Cardinals with Conference of England and coronavirus,” said Allen. suburbicarian Churches. in the crisis, both due The Holy Father has also promoted Cardinal Beniamino to the fact that a large Stella, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, to the Order of p r o p o r t i o n o f Cardinal-Bishops, granting him the “title” of the suburbicarian healthcare is provided Church of Porto-Santa Rufina. b y C a t h o l i c The Vatican also announced the appointment of organisations - a third Archbishop Ilson de Jesus Montanari as Vice Camerlengo of the in Africa - and because Holy Roman Church. o f t h e n e e d f o r Archbishop Montanari is the Secretary for the information from Congregation for Bishops. As Vice Camerlengo, he will work trusted sources. alongside Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Prefect of the Dicastery “ T r u s t i s for Laity, Family, and Life, who was named Camerlengo by essential for winning Pope Francis on 14 February 2019.
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