The National Catholic Laity Council, Ghana (NCLC), has commended the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) for its interventions on critical national issues, particularly illegal mining, environmental degradation, corruption and accountability.
The Council said the Bishops’ willingness to speak on matters affecting the wellbeing of citizens and the future of the country reflected the Church’s moral and prophetic responsibility to society.
The National Chairman of the NCLC, Sir John Kofi Tandoh, KSG, expressed the appreciation in a goodwill message delivered at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Plenary Assembly of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the Konongo-Mampong Diocese.
He said the Council had followed with gratitude the Conference’s interventions on national concerns, including the protection of the environment and water bodies, illegal mining, corruption, peace, moral values and issues affecting human dignity and the common good.
“These interventions remind us that the Church cannot remain indifferent when the wellbeing of God’s people and the future of our nation are at stake,” he said.
Sir Tandoh noted that speaking on moral and social concerns formed part of the Church’s Gospel mandate and should remain distinct from partisan political engagement.
He expressed the solidarity of the Catholic lay faithful with the Bishops, urging them to continue defending human dignity, promoting justice and peace, safeguarding God’s creation and calling the nation to conscience.
He further prayed that the Church’s prophetic voice would continue to be heard firmly and constructively, without fear or favour, for the good of Ghana and generations yet unborn.
The National Chairman, however, reminded the lay faithful that the responsibility to speak and act on issues affecting society was not exclusive to the Church’s leadership.
He called on Catholics to demonstrate the principles of Catholic Social Teaching in their homes, workplaces, professions, communities and public life.
Sir Tandoh said the Council stood in prayerful solidarity with the Bishops and hoped their continued interventions would help strengthen the country’s commitment to justice, peace, accountability and the protection of the environment.
By Celestine Edem Gbologah and Theresa Kpordzo // Newswatchgh.com
