photo diode sensor measurement with ADS1232

Certainly, it should be possible. Your question is too general, what side is more troubling you - hardware or software?
For hardware I would start from data sheet, figure 44, connecting PHDiode instead of thermocouple.
Software is also should not be too complicated, interface looks similar to HX711, and internet has a lot of arduino libraries.
TI has basic firmware driver at their ftp server:
ftp://ftp.ti.com/pub/data_acquisition/ADS123xREF/ADS123x_CDROM/Firmware/Firmware_Source_Code/