Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana has been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
He succeeds Cardinal Renato Raffaele Martino, who goes on retirement. The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace promotes justice and peace in the world in accordance with the Gospel and social teaching of the Catholic Church.
The announcement of Cardinal Turkson’s appointment was made Rev. Fr. Federico Lombardi, Director of the Vatican Press Office during a press conference when Cardinal Turkson was about to present the propositions of the Synod of Africa to journalists accredited to the Holy See’s Press Office, in Rome.
Cardinal Turkson told the journalists that he accepts the appointment with all humility and thanked the Holy Father for having offered him the opportunity to serve the Church in this capacity.
