US EditionCardinal Peter Turkson: Africa's potential papal contender
- Cardinal Peter Turkson, a 76-year-old Ghanaian, is a leading African figure considered a potential papal contender as of 2025.
- His candidacy reflects the Catholic Church's demographic shift, with Christianity growing fastest in Africa while European membership declines.
- Turkson has held key Vatican roles since 2009, focusing on social justice, peace, and integral human development under Popes Benedict XVI and Francis.
- He speaks six languages, has mediated conflicts in Africa, criticized anti-gay laws, promoted interreligious dialogue, and urged ethical business practices worldwide.
- Turkson’s prominence underscores Africa’s rising influence in the Church and suggests any African pope may emphasize traditional values and global social issues.
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Peter Turkson: Ghana’s Cardinal at the Center of the Church’s Global Shift
Reports from Vatican City and international Catholic sources confirm that Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana stands as a leading contender for the papacy at a time when Africa’s influence in the Catholic Church grows rapidly. Turkson, 76, became West Africa’s first cardinal in 2003. He grew up as the fourth of ten children in a […]
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Africa's Cardinal Turkson is continent's papal frontrunner
VATICAN CITY — Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson is seen as one of the Church’s most influential men from Africa, where Christianity is quickly growing — and which some believe could be the birthplace of the next pope. The 76-year-old born into a humble family of 10 children is the first clergyman from the west African country to receive a red hat, having been made cardinal in 2003 by John Paul II. Turkson currently serves as chancellor for two pon…
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