Latin American bishops began to implement the teachings of the modernizing Second Vatican Council right after the council in the early 1960s. And as a result, “we try to be a church that is a ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first Latin American pope when he ... Catholic shrine in the Americas. The church sits at the foot of Tepeyac Hill, where in 1531, Catholics believe the Virgin ...

By selecting Jorge Bergoglio as its first Latin American pope, the church hoped to strengthen Catholicism in a region where it was increasingly losing ground to other Christian denominations.

Even more significant than these “firsts,” I believe, is a “second”: Leo follows in Pope Francis’ footsteps as a priest shaped by the Latin American church. The new pontiff served the ...

Pope Francis passed away after leading the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years. His supporters remembered the first Latin American pontiff for his inclusive leadership style, while conservative ...

“I see the church as a field hospital after battle.” If becoming the first Latin American and first Jesuit pope wasn’t enough, Francis was also the first to name himself after St. Francis of ...

Pope Francis, influenced by the martyrs of the Latin American church, prioritized the needs of the poor and marginalized. In 1968, a group of Latin American bishops gathered at Medellín ...