The possibility of a black Pope is increasingly closer, and among all African contenders, one stands out especially for his charisma: Cardinal Peter Turkson. His name was already mentioned in 2013 ...

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, a 76-year-old Ghanaian prelate, is widely regarded as a leading candidate to succeed Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025. If elected, Turkson would ...

ALBANY — If Peter Cardinal Turkson is picked as the next Pope this week, he’ll owe it to the troubled youth of upstate New York. The Ghanaian cardinal, whom oddsmakers have made one of the ...

As the conclave to elect the next pope begins, Pietro Parolin has emerged as the betting favorite to succeed Pope Francis, according to the latest market analysis by William Hill.

Cardinal Peter Turkson, once thought to be a contender for the papacy, arrives at St. Peter's Square before Pope Francis's predecessor, Benedict, gave his final papal address on February 27 ...

At one point late Tuesday, Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana unseated Cardinal Tagle in second place, with odds as high as 21%. To compare, Tagle's chances retreated to 17%, while Parolin remained ...

According to the smart money, the odds favor the election of Ghana’s Cardinal Peter Turkson as the next Pope, the first from Africa since Pope Gelasius I over fifteen hundred years ago.

These included “Cardinal Peter Turkson,” described as “a leading African candidate known for his work on climate change and social justice,” and “Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle,” called ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson has said. Turkson, the head of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said the pontiff's decision to focus his message for World Peace Day in 2017 on ...

Cardinal Peter Turkson: A Trailblazer in the Catholic Church *Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, a 76-year-old Ghanaian prelate, is widely regarded as a leading candidate to succeed Pope Francis ...

Peter Turkson, the Ghanian cardinal to the Catholic Church and the only African to head a Vatican department, has abruptly offered his letter of resignation on Saturday. Turkson has become one of ...