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The Ghanaian member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans\/Holy Ghost Fathers\/CSSp.) directs \u201call Priests to read this letter and announce this Prayer Walk in all Churches in the Archdiocese on Sunday, October 06, 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEach Parish Priest or Priest-in-Charge is expected to bus his parishioners and support this event with bottles of water,\u201d he further directs, and adds, \u201cAll Priests, Religious and Lay Faithful are expected to be present to show their commitment to our Country and its environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Archbishop Kwofie goes on to call upon members of the Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of St. John International (KSJI) and those of Knights and Ladies of Marshall \u201cto be present in their uniform and assist in coordination and maintenance of order.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMay our Blessed Lady, who we beech in earnest prayer in this walk, intercede for our beloved country Ghana,\u201d the Local Ordinary of Accra, who started his Episcopal Ministry in September 2014 as Bishop of Ghana\u2019s Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi implores.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s Catholic Bishops have vocal against illegal mining. In their latest collective statement dated September 11, members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference (GCBC) expressed their deep concern over the pollution of key water bodies and the loss of agricultural land due to illegal mining activities.<\/p>\n
GCBC members advocated for synergy in addressing the challenges of Galamsey, saying, \u201cWe call on all other stakeholders, including the government, legislature, judiciary, media, civil society, chiefs, and religious leaders, to unite in the fight against illegal mining and environmental degradation.\u201d<\/p>\n
A day later, members of\u00a0 KSJI in Ghana threw their support behind GCBC members\u2019 call on various stakeholders to urgently and decisively address illegal mining in the West African nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Knights of St. John International and Ladies\u2019 Auxiliary join our Bishops in calling for immediate and decisive action from the government to put an end to galamsey,\u201d KSJI members said in their statement dated September 12.<\/p>\n