Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson was named Prefect of Promoting Integral Human Development, Roman Curia.
The new Dicastery will begin on 1 January 2017 with the suppression of these Pontifical Councils: “Cor Unum”; for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers; for Justice and Peace; and for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People.
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- Schäffler retired, Sousa Da Silva succeeded as Par...
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