Cardinal Peter Turkson Archives - Page 3 of 10

Cardinal makes ‘urgent call’ to combat antibiotic overuse, misuse

Nov 20, 2018

Antimicrobial resistance poses a “great challenge” to global public health and puts the most vulnerable in our society at risk, said Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

By Anne Condodina

Papal allies and friends tapped to shape Synod’s conclusions

Oct 10, 2018

On Wednesday the Vatican released the list of figures who will shape the concluding document of the Oct. 3-28 Synod of Bishops on Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment.

By Elise Harris

Don’t forget good priests amid abuse crisis, Turkson says

Oct 8, 2018

Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, a key papal advisor, said the Church must not “toss out the linen with the dirty water” in reacting to the sexual abuse crisis.

By Inés San Martín

Christians have moral mandate to fight racism, populism, say speakers

Sep 19, 2018

ROME — Christians have the teachings and the responsibility to address growing fear of and discrimination against immigrants and refugees, said speakers opening a Vatican-sponsored conference. “Welcoming migrants, especially those in danger, is a moral principle whose foundation and strength come from the Gospel and sacred Scripture, and it is

By Carol Glatz

Cardinal shares message of ‘Laudato Si” at Ghana World Youth Day event

Aug 8, 2018

A top Vatican official urged young people at a local World Youth Day gathering to protect the planet and actively live the teachings of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment.

By Damian Avevor

Use internet to promote tourism that respects environment, Vatican says

Aug 6, 2018

With more and more people planning their vacations online and sharing their experiences digitally, the tourism industry and tourists themselves should pay more attention to using online forums to encourage respect for the locales visited and for the communities that live there, the Vatican said.

By Cindy Wooden