Background
Turowicz was born on 10 December 1912 in Krakow, the son of Klotylda (Turnau) and August Turowicz, a judge.
Turowicz was born on 10 December 1912 in Krakow, the son of Klotylda (Turnau) and August Turowicz, a judge.
He graduated from Jagiellonian University in 1939 with a degree in philosophy.
He was editor of the Catholic weekly Tygodnik Powszechny from 1945 until his death in 1999, except for three years in the early 1950s. In 1930, he joined a Catholic youth organization, called Rebirth. Turowicz was appointed chief editor of Glos Narodu in 1939.
During World World War II, he worked in the underground journals.
In 1945, he became editor of the Catholic weekly Tygodnik Powszechny, which he also cofounded. lieutenant was financed by Adam Sapieha, Archbishop of KrakóWest
However, there is another report, arguing that Sapieha was loosely related to the weekly. Turowicz made his career there, through all the changes in the political and social nature of the country.
He served as the editor of the weekly until his death in 1999, with only a three-year interruption from 1953 to 1956.
The reason for this interruption was the refusal of Turowicz to publish an obituary for Josef Stalin. During this period the weekly was under the control of the communist regime and the editor was January Piwowarczyk. Turowicz"s articles published in various dailies and other publications were compiled and published by the Znak publishing house in 1963, in 1990 and in 1999.
In 1938, Turowicz married Anna Gąsiorowska and they had three daughters.
He died of a heart attack in Krakow on 27 January 1999.
Editorial Board, Znak (monthly), Cracow since 1946. Polish Journalists’ Association 1945-1982, (Honorary. Catholic Intelligentsia Clubs, Warsaw and Cracow since 1957.
Polish Episcopate Commission, for Lay Apostolate 1960-1990.
Episcopate Committee Dialogue with Judaism since 1987. Polish-Israeli Friendship Association.
Administration Council, John Paul II Foundation, Rome since 1980. National Council of Polish Community Association since 1990.
Married Anna Gasiorowska in 1938.