Yesterday, Saturday, 27th August, 2022, on behalf of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, some top hierarchy of NPP joined Eminence Richard Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr to Vatican City.
The top hierarchy which included the Minister for Defence, the Rt. Hon. Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and a Ghanaian delegation, led by the Minister for Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery, MP, joined at the Consistory for the consecration and induction of His Eminence Richard Cardinal Kuuia Baawobr, Catholic Bishop of Wa Diocese, into the College of Cardinals.Â
The ceremony, which was presided over by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, was held at the St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and makes Cardinal Baawobr the third Cardinal of our country, after the late Cardinal Dery and Cardinal Turkson.Â
Sharing the news on his Facebook wall, Hon Samuel Jinapor said “as a Christian and devoted Catholic, I was honored to have mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the of the Archbishop of Tamale and President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Philip Naameh, and the Bishop of the Diocese of my beloved Damongo, Most Rev. Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier. I also had the rare opportunity to tour St. Peter’s Basilica situated in the Vatican City.Â
We are grateful to the Holy Father for the honour done Ghana, and we took this great spiritual opportunity to intercede for our country to be great and strong!” He said.
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