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President Akufo-Addo has paid a courtesy call on Pope Francis at Vatican City State in Rome.
The visit on Saturday, 22nd July 2023 was part of President Akufo-Addo 4-day official visit to Italy.
“I paid a courtesy call on Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Rome and Sovereign of the Vatican City State, at the Vatican, in Rome.
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“Since his pontification in 2013, His Holiness, Pope Francis, has promoted fairness and equality amongst nations, and also preached against discrimination and exploitation,” he noted.
President Akufo-Addo was also taken on a tour of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences at the Vatican by its Chancellor, a Ghanaian, Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson.
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Cardinal Appiaj Turkson has served in this position since 2022.
The visit was aimed at Ghana strengthening diplomatic relations with the Vatican.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM