Cardinal Peter Turkson Archives

Vatican calls Greta Thunberg ‘great witness’ of Church’s environmental teaching

Dec 12, 2019

On Thursday top Vatican officials hailed Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, recently named TIME Magazine’s “Person of the Year” for her environmental advocacy, as a “great witness” of Church teaching on care for creation and the human person.

By Elise Harris

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

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.

By Elise Harris

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

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.

By Agnieszka Ruck

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

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.”

By Crux Staff

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

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.

By Inés San Martín

Top Vatican official says Americans misunderstand pope’s social agenda

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.

By Elise Harris