The Latin American Pope

The legacy of Pope Francis in Latin America

Pope Francis. / Credit: Vatican Media Lima Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 14:47 pm (CNA). The death of Pope Francis marks the end of an era for the Catholic Church in Latin America. As the first Latin American pontiff, his legacy in the region is com... [...]

The Latin American Pope

How Pope Francis’s Argentine roots shaped his geopolitics.

DECRYPTAGE - Often very implanted in the poorest communities, the Catholic Church has abandoned the land to the evangelical churches.

Writing about the first Latin American pope from his homeland, Argentina, is not a simple task in a context where feelings and the near impossibility of originality are mixed before the innumerable and weighted tributes offered by his former compatriots and now all the good men of the world. My intention as a political analyst is to approach that profile without of course ignoring the other dimensions of his pontificate.Starting with the man Jor…

The Archbishop of Caracas, Raúl Biord, said that the death of Pope Francis demonstrated great affection and respect for the Supreme Pontifice and urged him to maintain his legacy of serving the elderly, prisoners, poor, as well as upholding the principles of universal fraternity, peace and freedom. The entry Archbishop of Caracas asks to maintain the legacy of peace of Pope Francis #25Apr was first published in El Impulso.