Turkson already made history as the first Ghanaian to be appointed cardinal, in 2003 by John Paul II. The fourth of 10 children, his father worked in a mine and his mother sold vegetables in a market.

His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson has emerged as one of the front runners who cold be made the next leader of the Catholic Church, following the demise of Pope Francis.

Peter Turkson: A Progressive Cardinal Peter Turkson pays his respects to the body of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 23, 2025. Riccardo De Luca—Anadolu/Getty Images ...

The Catholic Church has renewed its call for collective global action against climate change, urging political leaders and ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson, 76 A key adviser to Pope Francis on issues such as climate change and social justice, Cardinal Peter Turkson would be the first black pope.

Cardinal Peter Turkson has emerged as an underdog candidate who has nonetheless taken third place in Polymarket’s rankings, recently surging to around 15% likelihood to become pope, or roughly ...

Ghanian Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, on Feb. 12, 2013.

Peter Turkson Peter Turkson, 76, would be a progressive pick for the Church. Turkson, an archbishop from Ghana, was first named cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2003.

By Kalyn Womack Published April 22, 2025 (From left to right) Cardinal Peter Turkson, Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu and Cardinal Robert Sarah ...

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson during his weekly general audience, in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Pope Francis on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 ...

They are Cardinals Robert Sarah of Guinea, Peter Turkson of Ghana and Fridolin Ambongo of Congo. If any of them is selected, he would be the first African pope in more than 1,500 years and the ...