His Eminence Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, President of the Governorate of the Vatican City State, who is also Vice President of the State of Vatican, conveyed Pope Francis’ appreciation of Ghana’s watchdog role when he paid a courtesy call on Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at the Flagstaff House in Accra on Friday 3 March.

According to him, both Accra and the Vatican have some common goals such as global peace.

His Eminence Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello is the Pope’s Special Envoy to the celebration of the 40 years of Diplomatic Relations between the Holy See and the Republic of Ghana. He also the Pope's special envoy to Ghana's 60th Independence Anniversary.