Cardinal Peter Turkson Archives

Vatican cardinal stirs controversy by saying it’s time to ‘exit’ abuse scandals

Vatican
Oct 11, 2019

When a top papal advisor earlier this week suggested that Catholic prelates should stop apologizing to clerical abuse survivors, in order to lift the “cloud” of scandal hanging over the Church, it offered a clear illustration of the pressures the abuse crisis has generated – both on victims and Church officials.

Piracy, mental health among issues for sailors, Canadian chaplain finds

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Aug 4, 2019

On the mainland, most references to pirates are made in jest, but a chaplain to sailors in the ports of Delta and Vancouver said piracy is still a serious threat to those to whom he ministers.

Pope voices ‘deep concern’ to Syria’s Assad over airstrikes

News Analysis
Jul 22, 2019

The Vatican said Monday a new letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “expresses the deep concern of His Holiness Pope Francis for the humanitarian situation in Syria, with particular reference to the dramatic consequences facing the civilian population in Idlib.”

Christians unite for “Season of Creation” Sep. 1-Oct. 4

Vatican
Jun 18, 2019

Representatives of several Christian churches, including the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, and the Orthodox Church, are urging the faithful to see September as the “Season of Creation” in an effort to raise awareness about climate change.

Top Vatican official says Americans misunderstand pope’s social agenda

Vatican
May 15, 2019

Cardinal Peter Turkson, one of Pope Francis’s top advisors, said Tuesday that every time he goes to the United States, the pope’s social agenda is misinterpreted as adopting either a socialist or communist approach to the economy.

A synod sneak peek, theology v. ideology, and the hour of the nuns

News Analysis
Mar 6, 2019

It remains to be seen what a Vatican-sponsored interfaith conference this week on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals may produce, but at least three conclusions can be drawn even before the meeting begins.