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VOL. 82 NO. 34 Electronic Edition GHANA’S NATIONAL CATHOLIC WEEKLY ESTD. IN 1938 SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020 – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 PRICE GH¢2.00 WHO Head in Support Of Pope Francis’s Call For Vatican To Global Access To Vaccine Resume See page 3 Public Wild Polio Eradicated Audiences From Ghana, Africa Story on page 3 Amid Virus COVID-19 Crisis Risks Recovery ‘Shrinking Civil Society’, Pope Francis See back page Says Catholic Aid Agency See page 3 CARITAS GHANA LAUNCHES COVID-19 Pandemic with around Agbogbloshie. Employment and Market According to him, the Stabilization measures is grant is to assist Caritas Ghana being funded by the German to: ONE MILLION C o r p o r a t i o n f o r a. Support 'The Positive International Cooperation Action for Porter Girls’ ( G I Z ) , a G e r m a n (PAPG), a non-governmental Development Agency. organisation which provides The project will be health care and support for implemented in the Accra porter girls in the form of skill and Tamale Archdiocese in training, the production of soap CEDI COVID-19 response to the Ghana and information on COVID-19. C a t h o l i c B i s h o p s ' b. Focus on the City of Conference's response plan God project in Agbogbloshie, to the COVID-19 pandemic Accra by providing shelter for t o c o m p l e m e n t t h e fire victims, evening classes, Government's efforts in this increase the capacity of the EMERGENCY regard. tailoring/sewing training centre Speaking at the launch, of the Peace Adult Evening the Executive Secretary of School to produce "mouth and By Doreen Darko Caritas Ghana, Mr. Samuel nose protection masks" to Zan Akologo, said the generate income for the a r i t a s G h a n a h a s project covers long-term beneficiaries. launched a one million s o c i a l i m p a c t c. Create more awareness RESPONSE Ccedi programme to lessen entrepreneurial activities to on the collection of e-waste and the humanitarian consequences of help improve rapidly and the establishment of a pre- the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainably, the economic processing plant for Plastic vulnerable in the country, situation of people affected Waste in the Archdiocese of focusing on sustainable economic by the pandemic particularly Tamale which is expected to development measures. Small and Medium Scale generate approximately 25 The project which aims at Enterprises (SMEs) on the sustainable jobs for residents PROJECT Tackling Economic Impact of the local markets, for example Continued on back page 2 THE CATHOLIC STANDARD Electronic Edition Sunday, August 30 – Saturday, September 5, 2020 CATHOLIC Christian Charity is not Simple Philanthropy: World News Pope Francis Charity is always the high road of families and the communities who the journey of faith, of the suffered the greatest devastation “ A n d t h e perfection of faith. But it is that they may go ahead in Church goes forward necessary that works of solidarity, solidarity and hope”, hoping “that always on the basis of the works of charity that we carry t h e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n m i g h t hristian charity is more Peter's faith, that faith out, not divert us from contact with accelerate so that the people might t h a n s i m p l e that Jesus recognises the Lord Jesus.” return to live serenely in this philanthropy, Pope C [in Peter] and which After the Angelus, Pope beautiful territory of the Apennine Francis said in his Angelus makes him the head of Francis observed that August 24 Hills.” address on August 24. the Church.” marks the 10th anniversary of the He expressed his solidarity Speaking from a window R e f e r r i n g t o massacre of 72 migrants by a drug with Catholics in Cabo Delgado, overlooking the St. Peter's Square, Jesus' question to the cartel in the municipality of San the northernmost province of he said “Christian charity is not Apostles: “And you, Fernando, in the Mexican state of Mozambique, which has suffered simple philanthropy but, on the who do you say I Tamaulipas. intense violence at the hands of one hand, it is looking at others am?” he offered an “They were people from through the eyes of Jesus Himself Islamists. answer. various countries who were looking The Pope also greeted and, on the other hand, seeing for a better life. I express my W e m u s t families from Carobbio degli Jesus in the face of the poor.” *Pope Francis waves from his solidarity with the families of the respond not with “a Angeli, a comune in the province “To confess Jesus is a grace window overlooking St. Peter's Square during victims who today are still asking theoretical answer, of Bergamo in the northern Italian of the Father. To say that Jesus is an Angelus address for truth and justice regarding the but one that involves region of Lombardy, who had the Son of the living God, who is events. The Lord will hold us to faith,” he explained, listening to the Redeemer, is a grace that we H e s a i d : “ W i t h t h i s account for all of the migrants who made a pilgrimage to Rome in “the voice of the Father and its must ask for: 'Father, give me the affirmation, Jesus makes Simon have fallen on their journey of memory of coronavirus victims. consonance with what the Church, grace of confessing Jesus.'” aware of the meaning of the new hope. They were victims of the Lombardy was one of the gathered around Peter, continues The Holy Father noted that name He has given him, 'Peter': the throwaway culture,” he said. epicenters of the COVID-19 Jesus responded to Simon by faith he has just shown is the to proclaim.” outbreak in Italy, which has He said “it is indispensable The Pope also recalled declaring: “You are Peter, and on unshakable 'rock' on which the Son August 24 as the 4th anniversary of claimed 35,430 lives as of August this rock I will build my church, of God wishes to build His Church, and praiseworthy that the pastoral 23, according to the Johns care of our communities be open an earthquake that struck central and the gates of Hades will not that is, community.” Italy, killing 299 people, and Hopkins Coronavirus Resource prevail against it” (v. 18). to many forms of poverty and Center. crises, which are everywhere. renewed his prayers “for the Turkey Turns Another i s h o p V i c t o r South African Bishop Encourages P h a l a n a o f t h e Church into Mosque BK l e r k s d o r p Training of Female Theologians Diocese in South Africa has month after the former Turkey, including less notable lauded women who assume Ministers of Holy Cathedral Hagia Sophia Hagia Sophias in the towns of ministerial roles in the C o m m u n i o n , t h e Awas converted from a İznik and Trabzon, have also been absence of priests, and urged the women lead liturgical museum into a mosque, another converted back into mosques in Southern African Church to services in the absence Istanbul church-museum, is to recent years. encourage women to take up of a Priest or a Deacon. be converted into a mosque and Historian Fabrice Monnier leadership positions in the They preach and give opened for Muslim worship. told French newspaper Le Figaro Church, including enrolling for communion to the Turkey's President, Recep that he believed the situation with theology classes. Tayyip Erdoğan on August 22 People of God. The Chora Church was different from “Women's month challenges ordered that a 700-year-old Chora w o m e n a l s o l e a d us to examine ourselves in relation Church, renowned for its exquisite t h a t o f o t h e r m o s q u e funerals services, to women. We must ensure that Byzantine mosaics but currently reconversions, because of the size which according to women are included in the heart of the Kariye Museum, be turned of its paintings and mosaics. Bishop Phalana, is a very the Church so that we can enjoy the Mary, August 15. into a fully functioning mosque. “Its beautiful mosaics and important ministry. fullness of human reflection, male According to the Local The Holy Saviour in Chora frescoes cover almost all the “During funerals they and female in the formation of our Ordinary of South Africa's is a 4th-century Greek Orthodox church's walls and domes,” he moral, doctoral and pastoral life,” Klerksdorp Diocese, other (women) are there comforting the Church, whose structure was said. “It would be hard to imagine countries in Africa perform bereaved, ministering to them it being returned into a mosque Bishop Phalana said in a message originally part of a monastery in to celebrate August, the Women's better than South Africa in and preaching the Word of God without totally covering them terms of encouraging Lay and leading burial rites… They Byzantine Constantinople. After over.” Month in South Africa. the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul “ Wo m e n m u s t a l s o b e women and Women Religious are the ones who are there with The Hagia Sophia and Chora to train as Doctors and in 1453, the church was taken for encouraged to be trained in the dying, giving them the bread decisions are thought to be an Professors of Canon Law, effort by Erdoğan to appeal to theology and in other Church of life especially in cases where Muslim worship.

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