….Gets new appointment from Pope Francis
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has earned a new appointment from Pope Francis, despite being vilified by Aso Rock over a Christmas message critical of President Buhari.
According to Rev. Fr Christopher A. Omotosho, Director, Social Communications Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, the Pope has appointed Kukah
as a member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human Integral Development.
Omotosho, in a statement Monday night, said the appointment was conveyed to Kukah in a letter signed by His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Turkson, the Prefect of the Dicastery.
“By this appointment, Bishop Kukah will join other members of the Dicastery drawn from different regions of the world to advise and promote the holy Father’s concerns on issues of justice and peace, human rights, torture, human trafficking, care of creation and other issues related to the promotion of human dignity and development.
“The appointment, which is renewable is for an initial period of five years.
`”The Council will be formally inaugurated on a later date”, Omotosho said.
The Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development was created on January 1, 2017, when four Dicasteries, namely, the Pontifical Councils for Justice and Peace, Cor Unum, Pastoral Care of Immigrants and Itinerant People and Health Care of Workers, were all merged by the Pope.
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