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According to the bishop chairman of AMECEA, Bishop Charles Kasonde of Solwezi, Zambia, this year’s plenary will reflect on the Pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’ and deliberate on issues on the care of creation under the theme “Environmental Impact on Integral Human Development”

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Peter Turkson the chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Pope Francis with members of the Roman Curia, Dec. 23, 2021. / Vatican Media.Vatican City, Mar 21, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).The new Vatican constitution unveiled by Pope Francis on Saturday is, at first sight, a pastoral turning point.There are many indications of this. There is the title of the document itself: Praedicate evangelium ("Preach the Gospel"), which emphasizes that the reform is geared toward evangelization. The pope becomes the prefect of the new Dicastery for Evangelization...

Pope Francis called for a stop to the armed attacks in Ukraine, and for negotiations and good sense to prevail.

Preaching on the feast of Mary, Mother of God, Pope Francis denounced widespread violence against women.

By Philip Pullella

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent African cardinal who was a key adviser on climate change and social justice as part of a rare shake-up of an entire Vatican office. The Vatican said on Thursday that Cardinal Peter Turkson was leaving the Vatican Dicastery for Integral Human Development. All other superiors had also offered their resignations. The department was formed in 2016 to merge four offices that dealt with issues such as peace, justice, migration and charities, and...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent African cardinal who was a key adviser on climate change and social justice as part of a rare shake up of an entire Vatican office.

Pope Francis Shakes Up Vatican Development Office, Accepts Cardinal Turkson’s Resignation

Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first African pope in about 1,500 years, offered his resignation again last week, following an automatic procedural offer at the end of his term in August. One source said he had told some staff he was "fed up."