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Pope Francis addresses members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences on April 11, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Decries How "the unborn with disabilities are aborted" in Throwaway Culture

Apr 11, 2024

The pope warned “the throwaway culture” turns into “a culture of death” when people “presume to be able to establish ... when a life has value and is worth being lived.”

Cardinal Turkson at the Vatican Press Office. Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

What an African Cardinal Said about Bill Criminalizing Homosexuality in Ghana

Nov 29, 2023

Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson has been at the center of controversy in Ghana following his Monday, November 27 comments on Ghana's Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQI+ Bill).

Pope Francis meets participants in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences’ plenary meeting at the Vatican, April 29, 2022. Vatican Media.

All Countries Should Promote Family-friendly Policies: Pope Francis

Apr 29, 2022

The pope was addressing members of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Cardinal Turkson at the Vatican Press Office. Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Appoints Ghanaian Cardinal New Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Apr 4, 2022

The pope accepted Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office in December.

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Vatican Announces Launch of Research Initiative on Family by Various Catholic Universities

Aug 6, 2021

The project is part of the Amoris Laetitia Family Year.