The Holy See has released a new document with ambitious proposals to tackle the world’s debt crisis
Topic: Cardinal Peter Turkson
Vatican proposes a world government to stabilise the financial system
St Francis would have rejoiced at the idea of a pilgrimage to truth at Assisi
His own life was a pilgrimage of joyful suffering towards a closer union with Christ
No joint prayer at Assisi, says cardinal
Papal pilgrimage will unite Muslims, Chinese Buddhists, Japanese Shintoists, Native Americans, Zoroastrians and atheist philosophers
There is no competition between faith and reason, says cardinal
Faith and reason are in harmony and are not in competition, Cardinal Peter Turkson has said at a lecture in Oxford
Organisers hope Eucharistic Congress will revive Irish Church
Next year’s event in Dublin will attract many leading Catholic figures
Pope sends top cardinal to Ivory Coast amid fears of civil war
Pope Benedict XVI pleads for peace in the country and says he has sent Cardinal Turkson as an envoy
Cardinal: Fight poverty but don’t eliminate the poor
Cardinal Turkson says struggle to end poverty requires solidarity with poor















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