President John Dramani Mahama has made a case for Ghana's Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson as the next Pope of the Roman Catholic Church.

According to President Mahama, the 76-year old Cardinal Turkson will make "a good Pope" to lead the Church following the demise of Pope Francis.

Francis was interred on Saturday af­ter leading the Catholic Church for 12 years, having replaced Pope Benedict XVI who stepped down in 2013.

He died on Monday April 21, 2025 after suffering "a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardio circula­tory collapse," the Vatican said.