Cardinal Peter Turkson Archives

Vatican thanks seafarers, appeals for respect for their rights

Jul 6, 2021

Seafarers kept products moving globally during the coronavirus pandemic, but too many of them have no access to vaccines, have been stranded on ships and often face the danger of piracy, the Vatican said.

By Cindy Wooden

Vatican officials say lack of food ‘criminal’ and call for greater access

Jun 1, 2021

Quoting both Pope Francis and his predecessor, Benedict XVI, the Vatican’s point man on human development defined hunger as “criminal” and access to food as an “an inalienable right” during an online seminar Monday.

By Inés San Martín

Vatican launches seven-year Laudato Si’ action plan

May 25, 2021

As the Vatican’s special year dedicated to papal eco-encyclical Laudato Si’ comes to a close, they have launched a seven-year action plan designed to encourage strategic actors to commit to achieving total sustainability with Pope Francis’s environmental advocacy as a guide.

By Elise Ann Allen

Newark prelate highlights technology as challenge to social justice

May 17, 2021

As Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark spoke from in front of his computer to virtual attendees at day two of the Catholic Campaign on Human Development 50th anniversary celebration Saturday, his office windows were closed to limit the outside noise. It was unusual for the 69-year-old prelate, who, in the spirit of St. John XXIII, prefers the windows of the church open.

By John Lavenburg

Cardinal Turkson urges graduates to impact troubled world

May 4, 2021

The head of the Vatican’s justice, peace and human development efforts urged over 700 graduates of the University of Saint Francis to follow the example of their school’s namesake and the advice of the pope who shares his name.

By Don Clemmer

Jane Goodall says Pope Francis is a ‘reason for hope’ in the future

Apr 21, 2021

World-renowned English anthropologist Jane Goodall has joined her voice to the Vatican’s in calling for the defense of biodiversity, saying she sees Pope Francis as a source of hope for his stance on the environment.

By Elise Ann Allen

Equal access to health care is a matter of justice, Vatican cardinal says

Apr 8, 2021

Ensuring equal access to health care, especially for the less fortunate, can only be achieved through a “renewed moral commitment by the countries with the greatest resources to the countries most in need,” Cardinal Peter Turkson said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

Cardinals O’Malley, Turkson defend Vatican same-sex blessing ban

Mar 20, 2021

Two Cardinals Wednesday defended a recent Vatican decree that restated the churches stance against the blessing of same-sex couples, by invoking the teachings of the church that the sacrament of marriage is between a man and a woman.

By John Lavenburg