Cardinal Peter Turkson is Vatican point man on climate change

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    Cardinal Peter Turkson

    Cardinal Peter Turkson

    The Vatican continues to draw attention to problems associated with climate change. 

    Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana helped to draft Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology, and he’s been the public face of the church’s focus on the issue.  While in the area to visit Villanova University, Turkson spoke with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller.

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