Pope shakes up Vatican development office, accepts African cardinal's resignation

FILE PHOTO: Cardinal Peter Turkson attends a news conference for the presentation of Pope Francis' message for 2022 World Day of Peace at the Vatican, December 21, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

VATICAN 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. All other superiors also had offered their resignations.