SEAFARERS
Cardinal Turkson, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development,
Vatican Appeals for Safe Passage Home for Stranded Seafarers under Pandemic It is estimated that more than 300,000 seafarers and marine personnel are currently stranded at sea, due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has appealed for their safe passage home. By Robin Gomes
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s the Catholic Church marks 100 years of its ministry to seafarers, the Vatican is calling on governments, international, national organizations and port authorities to cooperate and create “special channels” to facilitate safe and secure crew changes, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to roil the world.
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