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Richard Kuuia Cardinal Baawobr, speaking at the conclusion Mass of their 19th Plenary Assembly at the Holy Spirit Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Accra on 31 July 2022. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Appeals for Prayers for African Cardinal Absent at Consistory Due to "heart problem"

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Pope Francis has appealed for prayers for Ghanaian Cardinal, Richard Kuuia Baawobr who missed the August 27 Consistory due to what the Holy Father termed "a heart problem".

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