By Philip PullellaVATICAN 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. The Vatican said on Thursday that Cardinal Peter Turkson, was leaving the large department, officially known as the Dicastery for Integral Human Development. Turkson, 73, from Ghana, represented the Vatican at high-profile international venues such as the World Economic Forum at Davos. His departure leaves the Vatican with no African heading a major department, following the retirement of Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea earlier this year. A senior Vatican source said the pope was expected to give Turkson another top Vatican job.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 23, 2021 15:56 UTC