President of Religious Orders in Ghana Calls for Collaboration Amid Declining Vocations, Ageing Members

Sr. Lucy Hometowu, president of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious in Ghana, called for religious institutes to work together to address declining vocations and an aging membership. Speaking at the opening of the conference in the Diocese of Wa on October 6, she said religious orders must move beyond working alongside each other to genuinely walking together to meet the needs of the Church and society.

Hometowu, who serves as the mother superior of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, noted that religious life faces increasing financial pressures and changing pastoral, socio-cultural, and ecological realities. She stated that no single congregation can adequately respond to all modern challenges alone, but that sharing personnel, resources, and experiences allows institutes to accomplish more.