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Sisters' vaccination campaign boosts number of Ugandans protected from COVID-19
… the initiative in Uganda and other African countries, including Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sr. Jane Wakahiu, a Little Sister of St. …
Despite challenges, being a missionary is a grace
… perspectives, and followed my conscience down the path toward becoming a missionary in 2019 in Ghana, West Africa. During my novitiate program in India, South Asia, I gained a greater insight … hands to any part of the world at all times. In the beginning, the missionary experience in Ghana wasn't easy for me. I wanted to return to my motherland. Life had given me the best of …
As a world in pandemic seeks a return to normal, leaders urge vigilance, vaccines
… months, as of March, only 15% of Africans had been fully vaccinated. Religious sisters in Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Uganda also have initiated campaigns to urge millions of people to get …
God wants me here: New insights into missionary life
… sisters who spent years in Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Liberia, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines … We are not always aware of how …
Sisters in Africa debunk myths and educate people to get the COVID-19 vaccine
… Hometowu, superior general of the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church , said vaccine myths in Ghana and other African countries had led many citizens to forego vaccinations as virus cases and … doses in the country. The campaign led by the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious in Ghana in collaboration with the Vatican COVID-19 Commission is to create awareness, educate, …
In Burkina Faso, Muslims and Christians show how to live as one
… … Burkina Faso is a landlocked country bounded by Mali, Niger, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. The country obtained its independence in 1960 from France and was then known as Upper …
A vibrant Zoom liturgy during COVID lockdown leaves lessons for church
… congregation to join in Liturgies of the Word. Holy Cross sisters in Brazil, Bangladesh and Ghana began regularly logging in. Each session was recorded, making it possible for groups to …
White supremacy obscures the history of Black Catholic sisters, scholar says
… Catholic Chapel established in sub-Saharan Africa is at Elmira Slave Castle in what is now Ghana — it sits over the dungeon. In the early days of European colonization, "the vast majority …
Woman religious who crusaded against nuclear weapons dies at 91
… received a master's degree from Boston College. She spent serval years teaching in Nigeria and Ghana, from 1962 to 2004. In the 1980s, Sister Rice got involved in the anti-war movement, …
Monday Starter: Bon Secours sisters join 'critical mass' supporting Laudato Si' Action Platform
… that has reached more than 800,000 children since 2019 with the help of health partners in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, UN News reported . Thousands of Catholic sisters in Africa work in …