Card Turkson at World Day of the
Sick in Kolkata
A delegation of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human
Development, led by Cardinal Turkson, is in Kolkata to convey the Pope’s
message of compassion to the sick.
Cardinal Peter Turkson, the Prefect of the Dicastery for
Promoting Integral Human Development, is in Kolkata to celebrate the 27th World
Day of the Sick, held annually on February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of
Lourdes. Speaking to Vatican News, the Cardinal says the Pope’s message to the
faithful is that there can be no true care without sharing in the situation of
those afflicted, by showing compassion and being willing to empathize with the
sick.
St. John Paul II instituted this celebration in 1992, to
draw attention to the sick and their caregivers and the redemptive nature of
human suffering. Since then, it has been celebrated each year in a
particular place with a particular theme. This year it is being
celebrated in Kolkata, India, with the theme, “You received without payment;
give without payment” (Mt 10:8).
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