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* SECAM is the organ of pastoral solidarity for the Church in Africa and Madagascar

Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa, who was elected present of SECAM July 30, 2022. / Courtesy of SECAMRome Newsroom, Aug 6, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa, who is to be made a cardinal later this month, has been elected head of the African bishops' conference.The 63-year-old Ghanaian bishop, who will travel to Rome to receive a red hat Aug. 27, has said that he sees his new mission as a cardinal as "an invitation to serve."Baawobr has led the Diocese of Wa, in northwest Ghana, since 2016. He is known locally for his charity and care for people with mental d...

Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa, who was elected present of SECAM July 30, 2022. / Courtesy of SECAM Rome Newsroom, Aug 6, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA). Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa, who is to be made a cardinal later this month, has been ele...

Churches and monasteries are closing down in troubled Ethiopia's Tigray region as priests and religious nuns flee the Catholic Diocese of Adigrat due to the continued spate of insecurity in the region whose effects are felt across the country.

“One can emigrate for various reasons: natural, economic, political, intellectual. Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights makes